Tucker/Grim R&E Interviews

This video is an interview of John Grim by a high school student Misha Votyakov. Professor Grim talks about his studies and perspectives on religion, oppression of indigenous cultures, the climate crisis, and more.

John Grim is a codirector of the Forum on Ecology and Religion at Yale University in the United States. He discusses Abrahamic traditions and environmental change in the MENA region after attending a workshop in June 2019 cohosted by The University of Connecticut, Al Akhawayn University, and The Forum on Religion and Ecology at Yale.

Co-Presented with Black Mountain Circle and Point Reyes Books as part of the Geography of Hope Series of Events. Join TNS Host Michael Lerner in another conversation with Mary Evelyn Tucker, whose new book, Thomas Berry: A Biography is due at bookstores in May. Written by Mary Evelyn with co-authors John Grim and Andrew Angyal, the book is the first biography of Thomas Berry, illuminating his remarkable vision and showing the ongoing significance of Berry’s conception of human interdependence with the Earth within the unfolding journey of the universe.

The Earth, the City, and the Hidden Narrative of Race connects the logics behind slavery, community disinvestment, and environmental exploitation to address the most pressing issues of our time in a cohesive and foundational manner. Most books dealing with these topics and periods silo issues apart from one another, but this book contextualizes the connections between social movements and issues, providing tremendous insight into successful movement building. Anthony's rich narrative describes both being at the mercy of racism, urban disinvestment, and environmental injustice as well as fighting against these forces with a variety of strategies. This event occurred during the Third Annual “Religion & Ecology Summit.”

Mary Evelyn Tucker discusses why she believes religion needs to play a greater role in discussions about the environment. Taped at the Parliament of the World's Religions.

Drs. Mary Evelyn Tucker and Andrew Quintman interview His Holiness the 17th Karmapa of the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism. The Karmapa encourages people to recognize the interconnectedness of all life forms, an awareness that can bridge knowledge with actions that protect the integrity of nature.

Poet, novelist, philosopher, environmental activist, cultural critic, and farmer Wendell Berry presented the Chubb Fellowship Lecture as a guest of Timothy Dwight College and the Yale Sustainable Food Project (YSFP), followed by a public conversation led by Mary Evelyn Tucker and Jeff Brenzel. This event took place on December 7, 2013. 

An interview conducted by Douglas Williamson of Earth Charter International on March 11, 2013 with Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim during their visit to the Earth Charter Center for Education for Sustainable Development in Costa Rica. The interview ranges on subject but is concerned with religions, the Earth Charter, cosmology, care, and universal citizenship. Also watch short clips of this interview.

Mitchell Thomashow moderates a discussion between Dr. Mary Evelyn Tucker and Dr. Sylvia Earle at AASHE's 2010 conference.

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. This interview was filmed July 10, 2004 at the Parliament of the World's Religions in Barcelona.