Common Texts
- The Bible
- Diane Bergant, The Earth is the Lord’s
- Denis Edwards, Jesus the Wisdom of God
- Terence Fretheim, God and World in the Old Testament: a Relational Theology of Creation
- Norman Habel, Seven Songs of Creation (spread across first seven class sessions)
- Norman Habel, ed. The Earth Bible, Vol 1.
- The other four volumes of The Earth Bible will be split among students.
- Carol Johnston, The Leaves of the Tree are for the Healing of the Nations
Schedule
Week 1: Introduction to class, discuss Lynn White’s “Historical Roots of the Ecological Crisis”
Week 2: Discuss Johnston and Edwards.
Week 3: Discuss The Earth Bible, vol. 1.
Week 4: Proposals due for Bible and Earth projects: 1-2 pages describing what you plan to do, the target audience, and a starter bibliography.
Week 5: Discuss Fretheim.
Week 6: Presentations on The Earth Bible, vols. 2 & 3.
Week 7: Presentations on The Earth Bible, vols. 4 & 5.
Week 8: Discuss Bergant.
Week 9:Final versions of projects due, reflections on class.