3 Wednesdays @ 7:30 PM via zoom
April 27, May 4, and May 11
In celebration of Earth Day 2022, our climate change book club features Saving Us: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World by Katharine Hayhoe. Classes begin April 27 and continue May 4, and 11.
Katharine Hayhoe knows how to navigate all sides of the conversation on our changing planet. A Canadian climate scientist living in Texas, she negotiates distrust of data, indifference to imminent threats, and resistance to proposed solutions with ease. Over the past fifteen years Hayhoe has found that the most important thing we can do to address climate change is talk about it—and she wants to teach you how.
In Saving Us, Hayhoe argues that when it comes to changing hearts and minds, facts are only one part of the equation. We need to find shared values to connect our unique identities to collective action. This is not another doomsday narrative about a planet on fire. It is a multilayered look at science, faith, and human psychology, from an icon in her field—recently named chief scientist at The Nature Conservancy.
Drawing on interdisciplinary research and personal stories, Hayhoe shows that small conversations can have astonishing results. Saving Us leaves us with the tools to open a dialogue with your loved ones about how we all can play a role in pushing forward for change.
The 3-part series, led by FPC member Doug O'Malley, will be held on Wednesdays, at 7:30 via Zoom. The book will be discussed in the first two sessions, with the concluding class on May 11 featuring a video talk by Katharine Hayhoe. Copies of the book are available at no charge upon registration; please register below or by calling the church office (215-567-0532). Attendees will benefit from this series even if they have not had the chance to read the book.