Yale University - Western Religions & Ecology
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Western Religions & Ecology at Coursera Overview
Duration | 18 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Western Religions & Ecology at Coursera Highlights
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- Course 5 of 5 in the Religions and Ecology: Restoring the Earth Community Specialization
- Beginner Level Introduction to Religions and Ecology, Indigenous Religions and Ecology, South Asian Religions and Ecology and East Asian Religions and Ecology
- Approx. 18 hours to complete
- English Subtitles: English
Western Religions & Ecology at Coursera Course details
- At first glance the fields of religion and ecology may seem and unlikely pairing, but a deeper consideration reveals the two have a great deal to contribute to one another and are indeed inextricably linked. Religions recognize the unity and interdependence of humans with nature. Ecological sciences affirm this deep interconnection with the natural world. This partnership can inspire work for the wellbeing of the Earth community
- There is a need for broader literacy and deeper knowledge of the world's religions and their ecological contributions. This specialization, "Religions and Ecology: Restoring the Earth Community", contributes such a perspective. Each course celebrates the vitality of religiously-informed action for the Earth and recognizes the longstanding contributions of Indigenous peoples in offering visions and practices for ecological flourishing.
- This course is part 5 of 5 of the "Religions and Ecology: Restoring the Earth Community" specialization that focuses on the ecological dimensions of religious traditions throughout the world.
- The course you are about to begin is designed as a gateway to these aspects of the three Western religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. So much has emerged in the last several decades in this area, as you will see. While we have taught this course at Yale, we have adapted it for learners from a wide range of backgrounds.
- This course is for lifelong learners curious to know more about world religions and ecology, environmental professionals eager to deepen the discourse of environmental protection and conservation, those working with non-profit organizations and NGOs on issues of ecological justice, and religion leaders and laity who what to know how they can contribute to interreligious dialogue on environmental projects.
Western Religions & Ecology at Coursera Curriculum
MODULE 1: Course Introduction
Video: Land Acknowledgement - John Grim and Mary Evelyn Tucker
Course Introduction: Western Religions and Ecology - John Grim and Mary Evelyn Tucker
Personal Introduction - Mary Evelyn Tucker
Personal Introduction - John Grim
Lecture - What is Religion? - Mary Evelyn Tucker
Lecture - Introduction to the Study of Religion and Ecology - John Grim and Mary Evelyn Tucker
Welcome letter from Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim
How this course is organized
Learn more about your Instructors
(Optional) Religion and Ecology Conferences and Book Series, 1996-1998
Pre-video introduction: The Promise of Planetary Health
(Optional) Ways to Learn More
Pre-lecture introduction: ?Introduction to the Study of Religion and Ecology?
(Optional) Ways to Learn More
MODULE 2: Introduction and Overview ? Judaism
Lecture - Judaism: Formation and Figures - John Grim
Lecture - Introduction and Overview to Judaism: Scriptures and Commentaries - John Grim
Lecture - Introduction and Overview to Judaism: Beliefs and Practices - John Grim
Judaism Sacred Texts
Judaism in ?Faith for Earth: A Call for Action?
(Optional) Judaism and Ecology: Ambiguities and Possibilities
(Optional) Scripture, Culture and Agriculture: An Agrarian Reading of the Bible
(Optional) Ways to Learn More
Resources on Judaism and Ecology
Pre-video Introduction: ?Rabbi David Rosen on Faiths for Forests?
(Optional) Ways to Learn More
Module 2: Introduction and Overview ? Judaism
MODULE 3: Judaism and Ecology into the Present
Lecture - Judaism and Ecology into the Present: Orienting and Grounding - John Grim
Lecture - Judaism and Ecology into the Present: Nurturing and Transforming - John Grim
(Optional) Joshua Ratner, ?Jewish Rituals and Engaged Environmentalism.? Interview by Mary Evelyn Tucker
Jewish Women in Environmental Activism
Pre-video introduction: ?Green Torah Wisdom: Becoming a Jewish Environmentalist?
(Optional) Pre-video introduction: ?Jewish Rituals and Engaged Environmentalism?
Earth Bible and Commentary
(Optional) Ways to Learn More
Pre-video introduction: ?Tu B?Sh?vat Matters: Celebrating Trees and Nature?
Rabbi Ellen Bernstein, founder of Shomrei Adomah
Rabbi Arthur Waskow, founder of The Shalom Center
(Optional) Ways to Learn More
Pre-video introduction: ?A Jewish Perspective on Food & Faith?
Protecting Biodiversity: A Covenant with Every Living Thing
Pre-video introduction: ?A Sacred Duty: Applying Jewish Values to Help Heal the World?
(Optional) ?Jewish Veganism and Vegetarianism: Studies and New Directions?
(Optional) Ways to Learn More
Module 3: Judaism and Ecology into the Present
MODULE 4: Introduction and Overview ? Christianity
Lecture - Overview of Christianity: Formation and Figures - John Grim and Mary Evelyn Tucker
Lecture - Introduction to Christianity: Scripture and Commentary - John Grim and Mary Evelyn Tucker
Christianity Sacred Texts
(Optional) Ecological Biblical Hermeneutics
Christianity in ?Faith for Earth: A Call for Action?
Pre-video introduction: ?Interview on Christianity and Ecology?
(Optional) Christianity and Ecology
Resources on Christianity and Ecology
(Optional) Ways to Learn More
Christianity as Orienting to the Cosmos
Pre-video introduction: ?The Adriatic: A Sea at Risk?
(Optional) Common Declaration of John Paul II and the Ecumenical Patriarch His Holiness Bartholomew I (2002)
(Optional) Ways to Learn More
Pope Francis and the Environment: Why His Climate Encyclical Matters
Laudato Si?: On Care for our Common Home
Resources on Laudato Si?, Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology
Pre-video introduction: ?Thomas Berry, Cultural Historian and Geologian?
(Optional) Resources on Thomas Berry
(Optional) Ways to Learn More
Module 4: Introduction and Overview ? Christianity
MODULE 5: Christianity and Ecology into the Present
Lecture - Christianity and Ecology Into the Present - John Grim
A Crime Against Creation
Willie Jennings, ?Environmental Justice and the Christian Doctrine of Creation.? Interview by John Grim and Mary Evelyn Tucker
Melanie Harris, ?Eco-Womanism, Ecological Memory, and Womanist Theology.? Interview by Mary Evelyn Tucker
(Optional) New House Rules: Christianity, Economics, and Planetary Living
Pre-video introduction: ?A Crime Against Creation?
Evangelical Environmental Network
Pre-video introduction: ?Environmental Justice and the Christian Doctrine of Creation?
Pre-video introduction: ?Eco-Womanism, Ecological Memory, and Womanist Theology?
(Optional) African Diaspora: African American environmental religious ethics and ecowomanism
(Optional) Ways to Learn More
Season of Creation
God?s Good Earth: Praise and Prayer for Creation
(Optional) Resources on Earth Mass
(Optional) Ways to Learn More
Pre-video introduction: ?Looking at Food Theologically?
Pre-video introduction: ?Food, Farming, and Faith?
(Optional) Pre-video introduction: ?Living Earth Community: Multiple Ways of Being and Knowing?
Animals: Who Cares?
(Optional) CreatureKind
(Optional) Ways to Learn More
Module 5: Christianity and Ecology into the Present
MODULE 6: Introduction and Overview ? Islam
Lecture - Overview of Islam: Formation and Figures - John Grim and Mary Evelyn Tucker
Lecture - Introduction to Islam: Scripture and Commentary - John Grim
Lecture - Overview of Islam: Beliefs and Practices - John Grim and Mary Evelyn Tucker
Islam Sacred Texts
Islam in ?Faith for Earth: A Call for Action?
(Optional) Islam: Norms and Practices
Pre-video introduction: ?Quran Inspires Environmental Stewardship?
(Optional) Pre-video introduction: ?Religion and the Environment: Sarah Jawaid Extended Interview?
(Optional) Ways to Learn More
Pre-video introduction: ?Changing the Present, Dreaming the Future?
Resources on Islam and Ecology
(Optional) Ways to Learn More
?Eco-pesantren? movement takes Islamic perspective on nature conservation
Indonesian Muslim Council Issues a Fatwa to Protect Endangered Species
(Optional) Protecting Tigers with a Fatwa
(Optional) Fatwas on Boosting Environmental Conservation in Indonesia
(Optional) Ways to Learn More
Module 6: Introduction and Overview ? Islam
MODULE 7: Islam and Ecology into the Present
Lecture - Islam and Ecology into the Present: Orienting: Grounding, Nurturing, and Transforming - John Grim and Mary Evelyn Tucker
How Islam can represent a model for environmental stewardship
(Optional) Guardianship of the Environment
Pre-video introduction: ?Iran ?serious? about fighting climate change?
(Optional) Muslims and climate change
(Optional) Pre-video introduction: ?Make or Break?
Pre-video introduction: ?The Sacred Island - Saving the Ocean?
Young Muslim women are leading environmental movements grounded in their beliefs
(Optional) Al-Mizan: A Covenant for the Earth
(Optional) Ways to Learn More
Pre-video introduction: ?A Muslim Perspective on Food - Theological, Spiritual, and Ethical Grounding?
(Optional) Food, Faith, and Farming
(Optional) Ways to Learn More
Module 7: Islam and Ecology into the Present
MODULE 8: Integral Ecology: Water, Climate, and Ecojustice
Everett Gendler, ?Judaism, Social Justice, and Religious Environmentalism.? Interview by Mary Evelyn Tucker
Pre-video introduction: ?EcoPeace Middle East: Peace is Possible?
EcoPeace Middle East
Representatives of 3 Religions Sign on a Jordan River Covenant
Pre-video introduction: ?Abrahamic Workshop Interview with Gidon Bromberg & Yana Abu Taleb?
Optional) Abrahamic Traditions & Environmental Change Workshop
(Optional) Ways to Learn More
Pre-video introduction: ?Speak Torah to Power: Tikkun Olam - Repairing our World in the Climate Crisis?
Dayenu: A Jewish Call to Climate Action
(Optional) ?One synagogue divests from a Carbon Pharaoh Bank?
Pre-video introduction: ?Judaism, Social Justice, and Religious Environmentalism?
(Optional) Ways to Learn More
Pre-video introduction: ?Climate Change: Faith and Fact?
How green theology is energizing the black community to fight the climate crisis
(Optional) Epiphany Declaration: 20 Christian Organisations Divest from Fossil Fuels
(Optional) Christianity and Environmental Justice
(Optional) Interfaith Power & Light - A Religious Response to Global Warming
(Optional) Ways to Learn More
Muslims Stand Up for Environmental Justice
Pre-video introduction: ?Faith and the fight against climate change, Part 3?
(Optional) Muslim group divests from fossil fuels
(Optional) Ways to Learn More
Engaged Projects in Religion and Ecology
Faith Action on the UN Sustainable Development Goals
(Optional) Ways to Learn More
Module 8: Integral Ecology: Water, Climate, and Ecojustice
MODULE 9: Course Conclusion
Lecture - Course Conclusion: Western Religions and Ecology - Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim
Letter from Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim
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