The Abrahamic Faiths and the Climate Crisis: What our Faiths Demand
Theological and ethical perspectives on the climate crisis from Jewish, Christian, and Muslim speakers
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The Parliament of the World’s Religions cultivates harmony among the world’s spiritual traditions and fosters their engagement with guiding institutions in order to achieve a more peaceful, just, and sustainable world.
The Tri-Abrahamic Dialogue on the Climate Crisis – organized by the Parliament of the World’s Religions, in partnership with the First Analysis Institute – launched with its first panel on Sept. 8, 2025. This event is the first of a five-part series, and each session will feature three speakers, one from each faith, offering unique theological and ethical perspectives on the issue.
The series will culminate in the publication of an edited volume, which will include written essays from each contributor, further elaborating on their discussions. With the Abrahamic faiths collectively controlling as much as 80 percent of the world’s economic resources and holding significant institutional influence in education, culture, media, commerce, and politics, this initiative aims to foster interfaith dialogue and collective action on climate change.
Speakers for the first panel included Rabbi Jennie Rosenn, founder and CEO of Dayenu; Fr. Joshtrom Kureethadam, advisor to the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and chair of philosophy of science/director of the Institute of Social and Political Sciences at the Salesian Pontifical University in Rome; and Dr. Ibrahim Ozdemir, interim vice president of academic affairs at American Islamic College. Ashley Kitisya, legal expert and programs manager for Africa at the Laudato Si’ Movement (Kenya), is slated to moderate.
Panelists explained how Laudato Si, the second encyclical of Pope Francis, Al-Mizan, a commentary written by the Shia Muslim scholar and philosopher Allamah Tabatabai, and other texts set the foundation for effective action for the climate that is broad-based, compassionate, and at scale to the crisis, in light of the wisdom of the Abrahamic faiths.
Overview
Past webinars in this series
SEMPTEMBER 2025
The Tri-Abrahamic Dialogue on the Climate Crisis: What Do Our Faiths Demand?
Speakers: Rabbi Jennie Rosenn, Fr. Joshtrom Kureethadam, Dr. Ibrahim Ozdemir, Ashley Kitisya (moderator)
On Sept. 8, 2025, the Parliament of the World’s Religions, in partnership with the First Analysis Institute, launched the Tri-Abrahamic Dialogue on the Climate Crisis with the first of a five-part series. The opening panel brought Jewish, Christian, and Muslim perspectives to how foundational texts—including Laudato Si’ and Al-Mizan—can ground broad-based, compassionate climate action commensurate with the crisis. The series aims to foster interfaith collaboration and collective action on climate change and will culminate in an edited volume of contributor essays.