Both progressive Evangelical Christianity and Buddhism, despite being different in the many concepts they teach as well as their internal organization, have come to be on common ground when it comes to nature. Indeed, for Buddhism, nature is a core component of life and its cycle. We are all part of nature, and nature is part of us. In this sense, we have a lot to learn from the way nature operates. This is a concept that has been preached by Buddha as well as his followers for hundreds of years now: nature is a sacred entity that must be protected, respected, and treated in a non-violent…