Sacred Resistance

Five powerful case studies from embedded activist scholars bring readers to the frontlines of religious struggle against environmental degradation and show how it is intertwined with other forms of systemic oppression.

Weaving Together Resistance: Treaty Rights and Sacred Action to Stop Line 3
Winona LaDuke and Julia Nerbonne

Catholic Sisters and Cornfield Activism: The Fight for Green Religious Rights
Mark Clatterbuck

Mana-Festing on a Sacred Mountain: Rites of Protection and Resistance to Protect
Mauna Wākea, Marie Alohalani Brown

Circle of Protection: Yogis, Baptists, and Interspiritual Activists
Heidi Dhivya Berthoud and Swami Dayananda

Earth Quaker Action Team: Spirit in Action
Lina Blount and Eileen Flanagan