None of us are immune from the reality of a changing climate, or perhaps even from the local disasters that seem to accompany it. But what does a changing climate mean for the ways people live out their faith? How is religion tied up with the ways communities actually respond to climate shocks and challenges?Dr Philip Jenkins is a professor of history at Baylor University in the United States, and co-director for Baylor's Program on Historical Studies of Religion in the Institute for Studies of Religion. He is the author of Climate, Catastrophe, and Faith: How Changes in Climate Drive Religious Upheaval.Dr Sureka Goringe is National Director of UnitingWorld, the international aid and partnerships agency of the Uniting Church in Australia.