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We Are Seeking Your Climate Song

no name given · Christians for Future Deutschland · 2026-08-15 · Source

The climate crisis can be addressed theologically and socially through communal singing in congregations and activist groups, and a collected songbook can make this process accessible to many people.

Songs with theological and spiritual content should be a focus of the songbook, but interreligious and cross-worldview songs may also be submitted.

The text is a public call for a planned climate songbook. Songs are sought that engage with the climate crisis and can be sung in congregations, activist groups, or in personal use. The focus is on songs with theological and spiritual content, but interreligious and cross-worldview songs are also welcome. Specific categories are named, such as songs for worship services or demonstrations, songs of thanksgiving and petition, lament and hope songs, as well as songs on repentance, deceleration, and critique of growth. Submissions are to be made by 30 November 2026 by email, including details on title, author(s), source, and audio example. The project is carried out by the Protestant Zukunftswerkstatt midi in cooperation with several organisations. It is emphasised that submission does not guarantee inclusion and that song rights will be cleared by the publisher where applicable.

What, according to this text, is the root of the evil?

Greed, consumption, an insatiable desire for more; Turning away from God, indifference, idolatry (inferred)

Where does the evil reside?

in the economy, politics, or social structures

What helps against it?

solidarity, mutual help, belonging; prayer, worship, meditation, repeated practice

What is human being according to this text?

above all a part of a community or of creation

Where is history heading?

a turning point, a coming, a new order is about to arrive (inferred)

What does the text base its claim on?

on a present head, teacher, or office; on tradition, the fathers, an established practice

To whom does the text's call for devotion apply?

to every human being, regardless of faith

Where is the text's criticism directed?

explicitly at both

• Liedvorschläge einreichen (social)
• Lieder in Gemeinde oder Gruppe singen (ritual)

Basic stance

1 from -2 to 2

Insistence

2 of 3

Reach

4 of 5

Concreteness

3 of 3

Boundary

0 of 3

Time

past 0, present 2, future 2

Analysed with qwen3.8-27b, version v3. The same standards apply to every tradition, see Values.