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Be inspired by the LSA of Glasgow, UK!

Feb 1, 2022
Overhead view of a bridge over the river Clyde, Glasgow, UK.

Photo: The Clyde Arc (“Squinty”) Bridge over the River Clyde in the city center of Glasgow. The bridge connects Finnieston, near the ‘Scottish Event Campus’, with Pacific Quay and the Glasgow Science Centre in Govan. A feature of the bridge is its curved design and the way it crosses the river at an angle.

by Christine Muller

Science, religion, art, and love can all be incorporated in community action. An example for that is the Eco-Pledge prepared by the Local Spiritual Assembly of Glasgow, UK, in connection with the Climate Conference COP26 held in its city last November. This wonderful resource can serve “as a tool for individuals and communities to reflect on and enable practical action towards the sustainable use of the world’s material resources.” Each of the beautifully illustrated 19 pages contains an idea for a practical action supported by science and a quotation from the Bahá’í Writings. 

We can be inspired to incorporate these actions in our own life. In addition, we can strive for similar actions in our Bahá’í communities and by our institutions.

The Glasgow Bahá’ís’ “Eco-Pledge” is available for download on its website.

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Christine Muller, Piano Teacher

Board Secretary, International Environment Forum

I was interested in environmental issues already at a young age and became a Bahá’í when I was 17, which was the beginning of a life-long study of the Bahá’í Faith. As the environmental crisis was worsening, I began to systematically study climate change at a time when not much information was easily available. I also searched the Bahá’í teachings for a spiritual solution to the climate crisis. At that time, climate change was not known to most people and there were no educational materials available. That’s why I wrote Scientific and Spiritual Dimensions of Climate Change – an Interfaith Study Course, which the International Environment Forum posted in 2009. I joined the Wilmette Institute as support faculty for its Sustainable Development course in 2011 and created its Climate Change course the following year. I served on the board of RI Interfaith Power&Light for nine years and currently serve on the board of the Bahá’í-inspired International Environment Forum (iefworld.org). My academic background is in music and I enjoy part-time piano teaching and playing music. I would have done more in the area of music were it not for the urgency of climate action, but my musical training has helped me to better understand the complexity of the climate crisis. Christine’s articles on BahaiTeachings.orgSee Faculty Bio

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