Science and Spirituality for the Curious
This the official podcast of the Science and Spirituality Institute. The focus is on relationships between the sciences and different spiritualities and faith traditions. We rely primarily upon the dialogue methodology for exploring these relationships.
Science and Spirituality for the Curious
Ep 2.2: Exploring Ecology and Religion, with John Grimm
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John Grimm, and his spouse Mary Evelyn Tucker, are co-founders of the Yale Forum on Ecology and Religion. Previously they also organized a series of conferences at Harvard University, resulting in a multi-volume series on Religions and Ecology.
Contents:
- The conversation begins with John describing the process he and Mary Evelyn used to create the multi-volume collection of essays examining the relationship between Ecology and various religions and spiritualities. John explains the process of retrieval🡪 re-evaluation 🡪 re-construction that various authors adopted in their examination of how sacred texts could contribute meaningfully to healing the environment.
- John provides background on the founding of the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology. Then, he discusses the many resources available on the Yale Forum’s websites.
- John and Richard also discuss the emergence of “eco-anxiety” and “eco-grief.” John shares how Yale Divinity School has begun offering its students instruction on providing pastoral care for those suffering from eco-anxiety and eco-grief.
For further exploration:
The Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology has multiple websites:
- For the Forum homepage, click here: https://fore.yale.edu/
- For a brief listing of various resources on the Forum, click here: https://fore.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/Forum_flyer_2024.pdf
- For the video Journey of the Universe website: https://www.journeyoftheuniverse.org/ To watch the video, go here: Journey of the Universe | Videos & Movies on Vimeo. The password is whowouldyoube619.
- For the new Living Earth Community project, click here: https://livingearthcommunity.com/
- For resources on eco-anxiety and eco-grief, go here: https://fore.yale.edu/Resources/Eco-anxiety-Resources
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