Parliament of the World’s Religions

Here is a sampling of videos related to the Parliament regarding religion and ecology, the environment, and climate issues.

You can find more in our YouTube playlist or on the Parliament's YouTube channel.


Faith-Based Perspectives on Respect for Creation
2018 Parliament of the World's Religions

April 17, 2020
Nearly all religious and spiritual traditions of the world call upon their followers to respect creation and preserve it for future generations. This moderated panel discussion included Catholic, Spiritualist, Zoroastrian, and Hindu perspectives, with a Q&A to follow.


WIHW 2020 | Climate Panel Presentation
Chicago Interfaith Fair/Parliament of the World's Religions 
February 27, 2020

Programming at the Chicago Interfaith Fair: Our City, Our History, Our Movement February 6, 2020, hosted by the Parliament of the World's Religions in celebration of the United Nations World Interfaith Harmony Week. Learn more about the Parliament and World Interfaith Harmony Week: www.parliamentofreligions.org/wihw. Interfaith Harmony and the Climate Movement. The Parliament’s Director of Climate Action, Joshua Basofin, moderated a panel on the intersection of the interfaith and climate action movements, including Pastor Beth Brown and John Lee from Lincoln Park Presbyterian, Caroline Williams of Chicago Muslims Green Team, and Rabbi Michael Zedek from Emanuel Congregation


Communicating with & Engaging Faith Communities on Climate Change
Parliament of the World's Religions
January 23, 2019

A workshop and webinar hosted by the Parliament of the World's Religions on January 23, 2019, featuring presentations from Dr. Edward Maibach, Director of George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication and Dr. Iyad Abu Moghli, Principal Advisor of the Faith for Earth Initiative of UN Environment. Attendees from faith-based organizations working on climate action were invited to this workshop moderated by PWR Climate Action Director Joshua Basofin.


Chief Oren Lyons Keynote Address 
2015 Parliament of the World's Religions
October 19, 2015

Chief Oren Lyons, Jr., a Native American Faithkeeper of the Turtle Clan of the Seneca Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy,  addresses the Spotlight of Indigenous Peoples plenary at the 2015 Parliament of the World's Religions in Salt Lake City, Utah on October 19th.


Ta'Kaiya Blaney Delivers Prophetic Indigenous Keynote on Culture and Environment
2015 Parliament of the World's Religions
October 19, 2015

Ta'kaiya Blaney, the 14-year-old actress and environmental activist, addresses the Spotlight on Indigenous Peoples at the 2015 Parliament of the World's Religions in Salt Lake City, Utah on October 19th.


Chief Arvol Lookinghorse Talks Climate Change
2015 Parliament of the World's Religions
October 18, 2015

Chief Arvol Lookinghorse, 19th Generation Keeper of the Sacred White Buffalo Calf Pipe speaks during the Climate Change Plenary at the 2015 Parliament of the World's Religions in Salt Lake City, Utah.


Embracing Our Common Future: An Interfaith Call to Action on Climate Change
2015 Parliament of the World's Religions
October 18, 2015


Dr. Vandana Shiva Keynote Address
2015 Parliament of the World's Religions
October 16, 2015

Dr. Vandana Shiva, Hindu author and environmental justice activist, addresses the Faith In Women plenary at the 2015 Parliament of the World's Religions on October 16th.


Connecting Hearts on Climate Change
Every religious, spiritual and faith tradition views earth through a sacred lens and teaches adherents to protect the environment and all forms of life on our planet. At a vital moment in history, the Global Interfaith Movement and the Environmental Movement Join Forces at the Parliament of the World's Religions in Salt Lake City on October 15 - 19, 2015.


Talk by Mary Evelyn Tucker
Panel on “The Earth Charter and the New UN Development Agenda”
2015 Parliament of the World's Religions, Salt Lake City, Utah
October 15 - 19, 2015 

Panelists include Mary Evelyn Tucker, Richard Clugston, and Dr. Kusimita Pedersen. 2015 is a promising year for mobilizing for transformative change. Governments adopted a Post 2015 UN Development Agenda in September 2015 which is guided by sustainable development goals (SDGs). Governments will meet in Paris (COP 21) in December 2015 to adopt a binding agreement on climate change. The Earth Charter, completed in 2000, provides a development agenda that cares for people and the planet. Working with a coalition of religious, spiritual and values-based organizations Earth Charter International has been actively seeking to ensure that governments adopt a Post 2015 UN development agenda that promotes full human development (spiritual growth and sustainable living) within a flourishing Earth community. These organizations have also been active in encouraging their governments to adopt a climate change treaty that makes a just transition to a carbon neutral future. The presenters describe their efforts to shape the SDGs and to advance climate justice followed by a discussion of the impact actions can have on the Climate Change treaty at COP 21 in Paris, six weeks after the Parliament.


Talk by Dr. Kusumita Pedersen
Panel on “The Earth Charter and the New UN Development Agenda”
2015 Parliament of the World's Religions, Salt Lake City, Utah
October 15 - 19, 2015

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Talk by Richard Clugston
Panel on “The Earth Charter and the New UN Development Agenda”
2015 Parliament of the World's Religions, Salt Lake City, Utah
October 15 - 19, 2015

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Interview with Mary Evelyn Tucker on religion and the environment
Taped at the Parliament of the World's Religions
October 2015

Mary Evelyn Tucker discusses why she believes religion needs to play a greater role in discussions about the environment.

Prof. Mary Evelyn Tucker introduces the Earth Charter
Parliament of the World's Religions, Melbourne, Australia
October 2009

Prof. Mary Evelyn Tucker, Founder of the Forum on Religion and Ecology at Yale, opens a panel on the Earth Charter at the Parliament of the World's Religions 2009 in Melbourne and gives an introduction to the main themes of this international declaration.


Pt. 1 Human Face of Climate Change: Mary Evelyn Tucker
Melbourne, Australia
2009

At the Parliament of World's Religions in 2009, Mary Evelyn Tucker gives a talk on what religions contribute to the conversations and action around climate change. She comments that religions have a unique response to climate change, as they offer a sense of awe, wonder, and beauty in how people think about the earth and as they bring spiritual energy that can sustain action. Even though religions are late in coming to the issue of climate change, Tucker gives various examples of religious groups around the world rethinking their environmental ethics and taking action towards a more resilient future.


Pt. 2 Human Face of Climate Change: Mary Evelyn Tucker
Melbourne, Australia
2009

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Pt. 3 Human Face of Climate Change: Mary Evelyn Tucker
Melbourne, Australia
2009

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350.org International Day of Climate Action: Mary Evelyn Tucker
Melbourne, Australia
2009

Mary Evelyn Tucker discusses her work on 350.org, which seeks to activate religious communities around the world to take action against climate change. She emphasizes ways in which religious communities can contribute to the climate change conversation and the need for ecojustice to be centered in climate change discussions.


Pt. 1 Thomas Berry & The Great Work of Our Time: Anne Marie Dalton
Melbourne, Australia
2009

Anne Marie Dalton is a professor of religion and culture at St. Mary's University, Halifax, Canada. She teaches and researches in the area of religion and ecology, science and religion, and religion and development. She completed her doctoral thesis on the the work of Thomas Berry. She is a member of the Canadian Forum On Religion and Ecology.


Pt. 2 Thomas Berry & The Great Work of Our Time: Anne Marie Dalton
Melbourne, Australia
2009

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Pt. 1 Thomas Berry The Great Work: Mary Evelyn Tucker
Melbourne, Australia
2009

In Parts 1 and 2 of “Thomas Berry The Great Work,” Mary Evelyn Tucker gives a brief outline of Thomas Berry's life and work, particularly his academic work in the history of religions and his rethinking of human-earth relations towards flourishing. She additionally presents seven principles for the common good from Confucianism, as they relate to Thomas Berry's thought. The videos conclude with a short clip of Thomas Berry talking about the Great Work. 


Pt. 2 Thomas Berry The Great Work: Mary Evelyn Tucker
Melbourne, Australia
2009

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Pt. 3 Thomas Berry The Great Work: Christopher Key Chapple
Melbourne, Australia
2009

In Part 3 of “Thomas Berry The Great Work,” Christopher Key Chapple, Professor of Indic and Comparative Theology at Loyola Marymount University, presents Berry's religious philosophies and work around the religions of South Asia. He calls attention to two enduring hallmarks of Berry's though: authenticity and affectivity. 


Dr. Mary Evelyn Tucker: ecology & religion
Filmed at the Parliament of the World's Religions, Barcelona
July 10, 2004

Professor Mary Evelyn Tucker talks about the role religions can play in addressing the ecological problems of our time. Although all major religious traditions predate our modern awareness of the environmental situation, many are strongly rooted in humanitys dependency on natural cycles and the seasons. Here, Tucker explains how religions are reawakening this sense of connectedness to nature and gives encouraging examples of how eco-activism is emerging across the religious spectrum.


Mary Evelyn Tucker at the Parliament of the World's Religions
July 2004

Carter Phipps of EnlightenNext magazine asks Mary Evelyn Tucker about the future of  religion and spirituality