RELST-131 Religion and Ecology
This course explores the field of Religion and Ecology. First, it will consider the conversation from a North American starting point in the 1960s, amidst a then-budding environmentalist movement. Readings include Rachel Carson and Lynn White Jr. and explore how mainly Christian theological communities engaged with a new social movement. The course then considers a second generation of “religion and ecology,” beginning in the 1990s, by considering works from international geographies and traditions. We will situate conversations within historical context as much as possible, surveying developments in South America, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. The course ends by asking: how are we to live into a shared environmental future, and what is the role of our deepest religious commitments?
Standard Course (40)
Credits
1