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MODULE 1: Course Introduction
4 videos

Land Acknowledgement - John Grim and Mary Evelyn Tucker
Course Introduction - John Grim and Mary Evelyn Tucker
Personal Introduction - Mary Evelyn Tucker
Personal Introduction - John Grim

6 readings

Welcome letter from Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim
How this course is organized
Disclaimer
Learn more about your Instructors
(Optional) Religion and Ecology Conferences and Book Series, 1996-1998
Pre-video introduction: *The Promise of Planetary Health*

1 discussion prompt

Introduction

1 plugin

The Promise of Planetary Health
MODULE 2: The Emergence of the Field of Religion and Ecology
4 videos

Tu Weiming, “Imagining a New Mindset”
Lecture - Religion and Spirituality - Mary Evelyn Tucker
Lecture - What is Religion? - Mary Evelyn Tucker
Lecture - Problems and Promise of Religion - John Grim

7 readings

Pre-video introduction: *Religion and a New Environmental Ethic*
Our Journey into Religion and Ecology
Culminating Conferences at American Museum of Natural History and United Nations
Pre-video introduction: *Welcome to the Anthropocene*
(Optional) Ways to Learn More
Characteristics, Persistence, and Diversity of Religions

1 quiz

Module 2: The Emergence of the Field of Religion and Ecology

1 discussion prompt

Module 2: The Emergence of the Field of Religion and Ecology

3 plugins

Religion and a New Environmental Ethic - Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim
Welcome to the Anthropocene
Culture, Spirituality, and Conservation
MODULE 3: Religious Ecology: Orienting, Grounding, Nurturing, Transforming
5 videos

Lecture - Defining Religion - Mary Evelyn Tucker
Lecture - Defining Religious Ecology - Mary Evelyn Tucker
Lecture - Symbolic Structures - John Grim
Lecture - Orienting and Grounding - Mary Evelyn Tucker
Lecture - Nurturing and Transforming - John Grim

8 readings

The Nature of Religion: Symbolic Systems and Symbolic Knowing
Dimensions of Religions
Glossary of Terms
(Optional) Ways to Learn More
Defining Religious Ecology
(Optional) Ways to Learn More
Orienting, Grounding, Nurturing, Transforming

1 quiz

Module 3: Religious Ecology - Orienting, Grounding, Nurturing, Transforming

1 discussion prompt

Module 3: Religious Ecology - Orienting, Grounding, Nurturing, Transforming
MODULE 4: Views of Nature in the West
3 videos

Lecture - From Animism to Monotheism and From Purpose to Ambivalence - John Grim
Lecture - From Holism to Rationalism and From Romanticism to Transcendentalism - Mary Evelyn Tucker
Journey of the Universe

8 readings

Views of Nature in the West
(Optional) Ways to Learn More
From Holism to Rationalism
From Anthropocentric to Anthropocosmic Thought
Image tour of the Cat’s Eye Nebula and Whirlpool Galaxy
Journey of the Universe website and resources

1 quiz

Module 4: Views of Nature in the West

1 discussion prompt

Module 4: Views of Nature in the West
MODULE 5: Ecology, Conservation, and Ethics
8 videos

Lecture - Emergence of the Field of Ecology - John Grim
Lecture - From Holism to Biometrics - Mary Evelyn Tucker
Lecture - Forms of Ecology - Mary Evelyn Tucker
Lecture - Envisioning Ecology: Perspectives in Ecological Science
Lecture - Envisioning Ecology: From Climax States to Food Chains
Lecture - Envisioning Ecology: Ecosystems and New Ecology
Lecture - Envisioning Ecology: Organic Homeostasis versus Discordant Harmony
Thomas Lovejoy, “Ethics, Values, and Religious Perspectives on Biological Diversity.” Interviewed by Mary Evelyn Tucker

17 readings

(Optional) Forms of Ecology
Glossary of Ecology Terms
(Optional) Global Environmental Histories
(Optional) Ways to Learn More
(Optional) Development of Ecology in the United States
John Muir (1838-1914)
Aldo Leopold (1887-1948)
Leopold’s Land Ethic
(Optional) Ecology, Conservation, and Ethics in the American Environmental Movement
Rachel Carson and The Sense of Wonder
(Optional) Rachel Carson Papers
Envisioning Ecology
Pre-video introduction: “Introduction to Systems Ecology”
Pre-video introduction: “Ethics, Values, and Religious Perspectives on Biological Diversity”
(Optional) From Climax State to New Ecology

1 quiz

Module 5: Ecology, Conservation, and Ethics

1 discussion prompt

Module 5: Ecology, Conservation, and Ethics

2 plugins

Rachel Carson (1907-1964)
Eugene Odum, *Introduction to Systems Ecology*
MODULE 6: Emergence of the Moral Force of Religion and Ecology
4 videos

Jane Goodall introduces the Interfaith Rainforest Initiative
(Optional) Learn more about Jane Goodall and her work
Victoria Tauli-Corpuz on the Interfaith Rainforest Initiative
Guest Lecture - Problematizing Ideas of “Purity” and “Timelessness” in the Conservation Narratives of Sacred Groves - Lily Zeng

16 readings

Selected Perspectives on Nature in the World Religions; The Force of Religious Environmentalism
Global Religious Environmental Engagement
Engaged Projects, Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology
(Optional) Ways to Learn More
Interfaith Rainforest Initiative
(Optional) Learn more about Victoria Tauli-Corpuz
(Optional) Faiths for Forests Declaration
Buddhist Ordination of Trees in Southeast Asia
Indian Chipko Movement of Hugging Trees to Protect Them
Restoring Sacred Groves in Southwest China
Pre-video introduction: “Youth Leader Martinez speaks at the United Nations”
Pre-video introduction: “Religion and Climate Change”
Climate Action Resources, Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology
Religious Leadership on the Global Climate Crisis

1 quiz

Module 6: Emergence of the Moral Force of Religion and Ecology

1 discussion prompt

Module 6: Emergence of the Moral Force of Religion and Ecology

4 plugins

Working with Indigenous Peoples to Protect Forests in Panama
Youth Leader Martinez speaks at the United Nations
Religion and Climate Change
Pope Francis, *Our moral imperative to act on climate change*
MODULE 7: Building on Interreligious Dialogue: Global Ethics and Environmental Justice
3 videos

Lecture - Interreligious Dialogue - Mary Evelyn Tucker
Lecture - The Parliament of the World’s Religions - Mary Evelyn Tucker
Lecture - The Earth Charter - A Discussion with Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim

14 readings

(Optional) Building on Interreligious Dialogue: Toward a Global Ethics
The Earth Charter
(Optional) Ways to Learn More
An Introduction to Environmental Justice
Environmental Justice and the United Church of Christ
(Optional) What is environmental justice?
Pre-video introduction: “Pollution is Segregated”
Landmark Statements on Environmental Justice
Ecojustice Resource Hub, Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology
Creating Ecological Cultures
Pre-video introduction: “The Arctic: the Consequences of Human Folly”
Pre-video introduction: “Pay it Forward - Envisioning Next Steps with Our Leaders of Tomorrow”

1 quiz

Module 7: Building on Interreligious Dialogue: Global Ethics and Environmental Justice

1 discussion prompt

Module 7: Building on Interreligious Dialogue: Global Ethics and Environmental Justice

5 plugins

Earth Charter: Turning conscience into action for a thriving Earth
A Brief History of Environmental Justice
“Pollution is Segregated” Says the Father of Environmental Justice
The Arctic: The Consequences of Human Folly
Xiye Bastida, “Pay it Forward - Envisioning Next Steps with Our Leaders of Tomorrow
MODULE 8: Course Conclusion
1 video

Lecture - Course Conclusion - John Grim and Mary Evelyn Tucker

1 reading

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