How to Integrate Ecology into Theological Education

Yonatan Nerill speaks on how to integrate ecologically informed teaching into theological education, in the journey of bringing awareness to environmental issues through faith. If you are interested in learning more about ecological education and theology, check out Dr. Laurel Kearns’ presentation on ecologically informed theological education! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZDtP6P3_Cw&t=19s

The speaker, Rabbi Yonatan Neril, founder and executive director of the Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development talks about the resources his organization has compiled for educators and religious leaders seeking to integrate ecology into theological education.

These resources include:
– 3 Reports detailing seminaries with faith and ecology courses throughout North America and Israel
– 2 syllabus collections on faith and ecology courses offered globally
– Videos and articles from interfaith conferences held

Joelle Novey with the Interfaith Power and Light organization talks about the green leaders (who she calls the “Green Sheep) in her congregation that are the catalysts of change in their community.

In March 2017, 70 seminary faculty and deans participated in a Symposium on Ecologically Informed Theological Education in Washington, DC. They explored ways of integrating faith and ecology into their theology curricula. The Symposium was co-organized by the Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development, the Washington Theological Consortium, the Green Seminary Initiative (GSI), and Methodist Theological School in Ohio (MTSO), and hosted by The Catholic University of America‘s School of Theology and Religious Studies.

The video was recorded at the Washington D.C. Symposium on Ecologically Informed Theological Education: Implications for Teaching, Learning and Seminary Life. The D.C. Symposium was part of The Seminary Environmental Leadership Initiative, which was funded through a grant from the Luce Fund for Theological Education, an initiative of the Henry Luce Foundation’s Theology Program. Additional support was provided by The Julia Burke Foundation.

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