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The Forum on Religion and Ecology Newsletter
5.8 (August 2011)
Contents:
1. Editorial, by Sam Mickey & Elizabeth McAnally
2. Journey of the Universe Film Screenings
3. Events
4. New Books
5. Rights and Humanity’s Global Leaders Congress 2011 (September 11 – 14, 2011 in Liverpool, UK)
6. “The Wisdom of Thomas Berry” (September 27 – November 22, 2011 in Calgary, AB, Canada)
7. World Council of Churches (WCC) Climate Change Update #52
8. New Issue of Eco Islam Magazine by Islamic Foundation for Ecology and Environmental Sciences (IFEES)
9. Certificate in Yoga and Ecology at Loyola Marymount University
10. Interviews on Hinduism and Ecology with Pankaj Jain
11. Tar Sands Climate Protests
12. Worldviews: Global Religions, Culture, and Ecology
2. Journey of the Universe Film Screenings
Film Broadcasts: KQED (August 4-14, 2011)
KQED Pledge Drive with Journey of the Universe
Interview with Mary Evelyn Tucker
For the channels and airdates, visit:
http://www.kqed.org/tv/programs/index.jsp?pgmid=20036
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Film Screening: Austin, TX (August 8, 2011)
Ecological Society of America (ESA) Annual Meeting
Austin Convention Center (Room 14)
500 E Cesar Chavez St.
Austin, TX
6:30-8pm
Mary Evelyn Tucker will introduce the film.
Contact: Ellen Freiler, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
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Film Screening: Blairstown, NJ (August 20, 2011)
Genesis Farm
41A Silver Lake Avenue
Blairstown, NJ
Film and discussion with Mary Evelyn Tucker at 2 pm
Benefit Reception at 6 pm
$10 for Film
$30 for Benefit Reception
To RSVP by August 15, visit:
http://www.journeyoftheuniverse.org/storage/JOTU_Genesis_Farm_RSVP.pdf
Contact: Genesis Farm, 908-362-6735
http://www.genesisfarm.org/program.taf?_function=pdetail&program_id=173&id=101&type&chron=chron&_UserReference=F411CE26D55F3E204E1DE593
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Film Screening: Pittsburgh, PA (August 23, 2011)
First United Methodist Church
5401 Centre Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15232
7:00 PM
This screening is part of Cosmology Movie Night.
Contact: Karen Bernard, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
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For more events related to Journey of the Universe, visit: http://www.journeyoftheuniverse.org/upcoming-events/
3. Events
“The Future of Creation Order”
Christian Philosophy Conference
VU University Amsterdam
August 16-19, 2011
http://www.cpc2011.org
“Uncanny Homecomings: Narrative Structures, Existential Questions, Theological Visions”
2011 Religion, Literature and the Arts Conference
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
August 26-28, 2011
http://rla2011.blogspot.com/
"God's Earth: Too Big to Fail? A Conversation Among Faith, Science & Culture"
Presbyterians for Earth Care National Conference
Highlands Presbyterian Camp and Retreat Center, Allenspark, CO, USA
August 31-September 3, 2011
http://www.presbyearthcare.org/
http://toobigtoofail.wordpress.com/
“Green Perceptions: Ecology and Texts”
St. Paul's College, Kalakassery, Kerala, India
September 15-16, 2011
http://fore.research.yale.edu/calendar/item/green-perceptions-ecology-and-texts/
"Implications of the Journey of the Universe"
Film Screening & Conference in Ottawa
Keynote Address: Dr. Mary Evelyn Tucker
Saint Paul University, 223 Main Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
September 23-24, 2011
http://www.ustpaul.ca/index.php?page=852
"Living the New Story: Cosmology, Justice, Poetry and the Planet”
With Drew Dellinger
Esalen Institute, Big Sur, CA, USA
September 23-25, 2011
http://webapp.esalen.org/workshops/9770
5. Rights and Humanity’s Global Leaders Congress 2011 (September 11 – 14, 2011 in Liverpool, UK)
“Global Solutions to Global Challenges: Think, Unite, Act”
Rights and Humanity’s Global Leaders Congress 2011
Under the Patronage of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu and Mrs Cherie Blair
Liverpool, UK
September 11–14, 2011
www.rightsandhumanityGLC.org
The aim of the Global Leaders Congress is to identify solutions to critical existing and emerging concerns, share good practice and promising innovations and identify common strategies for health, peace and security and environmental sustainability. Participants at the Congress will develop an urgent Call For Action to promote global cooperation around solutions to the pressing global challenges of our time. The Congress will bring together a core group of thought leaders and innovators from all sectors, in recognition that new institutions and a reformed model critically depend on a strengthened relationship between government, business and civil society. The deliberations at the Congress will be shaped by the legal framework and moral compass of globally recognised human rights law and the values and responsibilities shared across faiths and cultures - our common humanity.
For more information and registration details, visit: www.rightsandhumanityGLC.org.
6. “The Wisdom of Thomas Berry” (September 27 – November 22, 2011 in Calgary, AB, Canada)
“The Wisdom of Thomas Berry”
Nine Tuesday evenings 7:00-9:00PM
Starts September 27th 2011
October 4, 11, 18, and 25
November 1, 8, 15, and 22
Suggested Fee: $50 or $10 per session
Knox United Church
506 4th Street SW
Calgary, AB, Canada
T2P 1S7
www.knoxcentre.ca
Our Gatherings this Fall will focus on the writings and teachings of Thomas Berry (1913-2009), a cultural historian, a Passionist priest, a professor at Fordham University, and a self-described “geologian.” His insights inspired an entire generation of teachers such as Brian Swimme and Matthew Fox.
In Fall 2011 each week we will focus on excerpts from one of Thomas Berry’s books: The Dream of the Earth, The Universe Story, The Great Work, Evening Thoughts, The Christian Future and Fate of the Earth, and The Sacred Universe, as well as video clips of Thomas. There will be plenty of time for discussion and contemplation as well.
To see the flyer, visit:
http://fore.research.yale.edu/files/The_Wisdom_of_Thomas_Berry.pdf
7. World Council of Churches (WCC) Climate Change Update #52
WCC Climate Change Update #52
July 2011
http://www.oikoumene.org/index.php?id=8511
Topics in this update include:
- International Ecumenical Peace Convocation
- The meeting of the WCC Working Group on Climate Change
- Climate justice for sustainable peace in Africa
- UN climate change negotiating session in Bonn
- A new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
8. New Issue of Eco Islam Magazine by Islamic Foundation for Ecology and Environmental Sciences (IFEES)
Please find the latest Islamic Foundation for Ecology and Environmental Sciences (IFEES) Eco Islam magazine (Issue 8) ready to download at this link:
www.ifees.org.uk/ecoislam/newsletter_EcoIslam_Issue8.pdf
Articles in this edition include:
- Genetic modification and Islam
- Water ethics in Islam
- Green Islam in Algeria
- IFEES' Schools4Trees programme
- The Green Mosque Initiative
- IFEES' outreach in: Indonesia, Nigeria & Ghana
9. Certificate in Yoga and Ecology at Loyola Marymount University
Loyola Marymount University's Center for Religion and Spirituality, in conjunction with the Green Yoga Association, will conduct its fourth certificate training in Yoga and Ecology. The 50-hour certificate program begins September 12, 2011, at the Joshua Tree Retreat Center and will continue on weekends in Los Angeles and Santa Monica throughout the fall.
Courses include:
- Foundations of Yoga and Ecology
- Yoga and Permaculture
- Earth Verses: The Prthivi Sukta
- Yoga as Personal and Planetary Healing
- Green Yoga Sadhana
For further information, visit:
http://www.lmu.edu/academics/extension/crs/certificates/yoga_green.htm
10. Interviews on Hinduism and Ecology with Pankaj Jain
“Ecology and the Spirituality of Hinduism with Pankaj Jain”
The Godspeed Institute for Spiritual Learning
http://www.godspeedinstitute.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=111
“Hindu Organization of Long Island (HOLI) and Earth Day Celebration”
By Hindu Organization of Long Island (HOLI) at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Manhasset
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2A1eaMNyKA
11. Tar Sands Climate Protests
Together with North America's eminent environmentalists, agriculturalists, and other eco-justice leaders, people are invited to join the protest against the proposed construction of a tar sands oil pipeline from Alberta to various oil refineries in Texas. The Alberta tar sands project, which has been called "the most destructive project on Earth," has decimated local ecosystems and directly affects the land and livelihood of first nation peoples in Canada. Moreover, the construction of a pipeline to connect the tar sands to Texas has been called a "fifteen hundred mile fuse to the biggest carbon bomb on the planet." From August 20th to September 3rd protests will be held in front of the White House lawn in order to demonstrate to the Obama administration and Congress that this pipeline is bad for the Earth, bad for all its people, and bad for America.
The "open letter" URL drafted by Bill McKibben, Wendell Berry, Gus Speth, et al can be found at:
http://www.tarsandsaction.org/invitation/
Further information about the Tar Sands, visit:
http://www.tarsandsaction.org/about/
12. Worldviews: Global Religions, Culture, and Ecology
Worldviews: Global Religions, Culture, and Ecology has as its focus the relationships between religion, culture and ecology world-wide. Articles discuss major world religious traditions, such as Islam, Buddhism or Christianity; the traditions of indigenous peoples; new religious movements; and philosophical belief systems, such as pantheism, nature spiritualities, and other religious and cultural worldviews in relation to the cultural and ecological systems. Focusing on a range of disciplinary areas including Anthropology, Environmental Studies, Geography, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Sociology and Theology, the journal also presents special issues that center around one theme. For more information, visit: http://www.brill.nl/wo
For more information on other journals related to religion and ecology and to environmental ethics/philosophy, visit: http://fore.research.yale.edu/publications/journals/index.html. If you know of a publication that needs to be added to this list, email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
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