Larry Rasmussen, a longtime recurring faculty member, is a renowned Christian environmental ethicist and the Reinhold Niebuhr Professor Emeritus of Social Ethics at Union Theological Seminary. He is the author of the recent book, The Planet You Inherit: Letters to My Grandchildren when Uncertainty’s a Sure Thing. He is also a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society of Christian Ethics. He has mentored a generation of scholars in eco-theology and green religion, rooted in practices of environmental justice within community contexts.