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Gil Waldkoenig looks at four case studies of Lutheran ministries that have worked in their local environmental and social context to undo the harm caused by humans, while David Rhoads gives examples of what readers can do in their own local contexts.  \u200bWe are especially grateful for the extra measure of Heather Dean\u2019s editorial collaboration in the production of this and the previous month\u2019s issues of <em>Journal of Lutheran Ethics<\/em>.\u200b<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the Christian response to climate change? For this month&#8217;s authors, Christians are called to be good stewards of the planet given to us by God. Part of that calling is preventing the worsening of climate change by restoring ecosystems to healthy states. 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