Extinction rebellion, a spiritual action?

“Deliver us from Total”, “Warm hearts, not pipelines”. This week, a handful of activists blocked a Total station in Paris to protest against the international firm’s oil project in Uganda and Tanzania. Activists? Yes, but of a particular kind: a rabbi, an emeritus bishop, a pastor, an imam and a Buddhist monk (1), from the … Read more

At Extinction Rebellion, spirituality as a pillar of environmental activism

On the DIY altar in the barn, a rainbow flag acts as a tablecloth and a bouquet of grasses has replaced the cross. Praise rises from the assembly of about thirty people: “You love us, Source of life. » Émilie (1), 37, student in Protestant theology, chose this song from the community of Taizé “to … Read more

At Extinction Rebellion, spirituality as a pillar of environmental activism

On the DIY altar in the barn, a rainbow flag acts as a tablecloth and a bouquet of grasses has replaced the cross. Praise rises from the assembly of about thirty people: “You love us, Source of life. » Émilie (1), 37, student in Protestant theology, chose this song from the community of Taizé “to … Read more