Food as a Sacred Gift: Dr. Laurel Kearns
Dr. Laurel Kearns discusses how theological education can get outside of the classroom and into nature, and also about how food is a sacred gift. Laurel Kearns is Associate Professor of Sociology of Religion and Environmental Studies in the Theological School and Graduate Division of Religion of Drew University. She is assistant editor and contributor to the “Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature”. The video was recorded at the Midwest Symposium on Ecologically Informed Theological Education: Implications for Teaching, Learning and Seminary Life. The Midwest Symposium was held as part of The Seminary Environmental Leadership Initiative is 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.
Minister Susan Ritchie Discusses Value of Nature: Do Birds Enjoy Singing?
Minister Susan Ritchie discusses bird song: do birds enjoy singing? Yes, she answers, and they choose to sing because they enjoy it. If you are interested In seeing more videos on the beautiful animals of the world, check out our video on elephants, whales, and polar bears! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vfHvTqp8wg&t=6s Susan Ritchie has served as Minister of our North Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Lewis Center Ohio (formerly known as the Dublin UU Church) since 1996. Previous to that she served as the first (interim) Associate Minister of First UU Columbus, which ordained her in 1995. Sharing a solid understanding and enthusiasm for liberal religious identity is important to this life-long, multi-generational Unitarian Universalist. The video was recorded at the Midwest Symposium on Ecologically Informed Theological Education: Implications for Teaching, Learning and Seminary Life. The Midwest Symposium was part of The Seminary Environmental Leadership Initiative, which was funded through a grant from the…
Alternate Food Systems as a Social Movement: Thelma Velez
Thelmas Velez speaks on her current work on alternative food systems (as a social movement) and about how to create sustainable and resilient food systems. If you are interested in seeing more videos on environmental education, check out our video on educational environmental videos, check out our video on nuclear energy and sustainability! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XssqAAPq3c0 Thelma’s work is at the intersection of environmental science and sustainable agriculture. Her academic background allows her to utilize lenses from both the natural and social sciences, with disciplinary strength in sociology and social psychology. She has worked on projects studying climate change, resource conservation, and agroecology. She spoke at the Midwest Symposium on Ecologically Informed Theological Education: Implications for Teaching, Learning and Seminary Life. The Midwest 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…
On Care for Our Common Home: Custos Father Francesco Patton
Father Francesco Patton, Custos of the Holy Land speaks on the religious basis for environmental sustainability and addressing climate change. If you are interested in learning more about religion and its link to caring for our common home, check out our video on Fr. Prem Xalxo speaking from the Vatican Ecological Conference! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2eRHtOH9co On July 26, 2017, the Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development hosted a press conference event at the Jerusalem Press Club in which religious leaders from multiple faiths came together to promote the need to curb climate change.
A Sustainable Lifestyle Inspired by Religion: Rabbi David Rosen
Rabbi David Rosen, AJC International Director of Interreligious Affairs spoke about the religious basis for environmental sustainability and addressing climate change. At the event, a new letter signed by 40 Israeli Orthodox rabbis, including Rabbi Rosen, was released, calling for action on climate change. If you are interested in learning more about religion and its link to sustainability, check out our video on faith inspired eco action! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kWmUylFCb0&t=3s On July 26, 2017, the Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development hosted a press conference event at the Jerusalem Press Club in which religious leaders from multiple faiths came together to promote the need to curb climate change.
Interfaith Climate Change Press Conference in Jerusalem
Jewish, Muslim and Christian leaders came together to urge people of all faiths to help curb climate change. If you are interested in seeing more videos on ICSD ecological presentations, check out our video on Rabbi Yonatan Neril speaking at a faith and ecology conference in Jerusalem! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtivyuzdTmA Rabbi David Rosen, AJC International Director of Interreligious Affairs; Father Francesco Patton, Custos of the Holy Land; and Kadi Iyad Zahalha, judge of the Muslim Sharia Courts in Israel reached a consensus on the religious basis for environmental sustainability and addressing climate change. At the event, a new letter signed by 36 Israeli Orthodox rabbis was released, calling for action on climate change. The event was organized by The Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development (www.interfaithsustain.com), which works to catalyze a transition to a sustainable, thriving, and spiritually-aware society through the leadership of faith communities. The event was held at the Jerusalem Press…
Dr. Laurel Kearns: Ecologically Informed Theology Education
Dr. Laurel Kearns gives a keynote address at the Symposium on Ecologically Informed Theological Education. If you are interested in hearing more commentary on the link between theology and sustainability, check out our video on the Interfaith Climate Change Press Conference in Jerusalem! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbMJM6aTWts&t=8s Dr. Laurel Kearns, Associate Professor of Sociology and Religion and Environmental Studies at Drew Theological School and co-founder of The Green Seminary Initiative 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…
Connecting to the Natural World: Dr. Elaine Nogueira-Godsey
Dr. Elaine Nogueira-Godsey, assistant professor of Theology, Ecology, and Race at the Methodist Theological School in Ohio, speaks about “postcolonial imaginations of teaching methodologies for embodied learning in eco-theology,” based on a course she taught at the University of Cape Town in South Africa. If you are interested in learning more about spirituality, nature, and sustainability, check out our video on vegetarianism, creation Care, and compassionate sustainability! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ghn6J3mQC0o 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…
Nature and Spirituality with Beth Norcross
Beth Norcross with The Center for Spirituality in Nature discusses her organization’s mission to get people to experience God through nature by strengthening the understanding that it is important to have a relationship with all of creation. If you are interested in learning more about the ways that we spiritually connect with our natural environment, check out our video on spirituality found in the planet with Dr. Laurel Kearns! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2frGF1W9NJA&t=13s 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…