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Welcome to the new Yale Forum Blog!
We will be sharing a variety of original content including interviews, reviews, reports from the field, new and enhanced resources on the Forum website, content from our new video podcast series, FORE Spotlights, and much more.
Check back every Tuesday and Thursday for new content.
In honor of yesterday's full moon eclipse, we share this meaningful literary offering by poet Ed Roberson.
Lunar Eclipse
Ed Roberson
You've seen only a planed circle of moon,
the white wafer; the low sky's flat penny
grow into that dime, flipped in the turn
taken by the earth,
until you see
what's won...
This week's episode of Spotlights features David Haberman, PhD, Professor and former Chair in the Department of Religious Studies at Indiana University Bloomington. We discuss his wide-ranging work in the field of religion and ecology, with particular attention to his newly released anthology on religion and climate change, Understanding Climate Change Through Religious Lifeworlds (Indiana University Press, 2021). This is the first part of a two-part episode. In part two, we discuss his research into the...
We're pleased to share that the FORE Spotlights series has been included in Pretty Progressive's list of the 20 Best Environmental Activism Podcasts of 2021! Pretty Progressive is a site focusing on environmental, feminist, and politically progressive issues and information. Everyone here at the Forum gives our host and producer, Sam Mickey, a huge round of applause for this recognition of his work.
You can view the videos of every FORE Spotlights episode in the series here on our archive...
This week's episode of Spotlights is the second part of a two-part interview with Robin Globus Veldman, PhD, an Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Texas A&M University, and an Associate Editor for the Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture. She discusses more about her the research that went into her book on Evangelical Christian perspectives on climate change, The Gospel of Climate Skepticism: Why Evangelical Christians Oppose Action on Climate Change (UC Press, 2019).
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Today we wanted to share information on Laudato Si’ Week, taking place May 16-25, 2021. In 2020, Pope Francis encouraged Catholics around the world to celebrate the 5th anniversary...
This week's episode of Spotlights features Robin Globus Veldman, PhD, an Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Texas A&M University, and an Associate Editor for the Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture. She discusses her work at the intersection of religion, culture, and climate change, including the research that went into her book, The Gospel of Climate Skepticism: Why Evangelical Christians Oppose Action on Climate Change (UC Press, 2019). This is the first part of a two-part interview.
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Today we wanted to highlight some of the events and activity related to the field of religion and ecology taking place in May. A full list of event listings can always be found on our Events section.
Faith + Food Dialogue Series
May 6 - June 3
A series of independent dialogues hosted by the Faith and Food Coalition. The coalition has been convened by the Center for Earth Ethics to contribute to the United Nations Food Systems Summit.
This event is free...
This week’s episode of Spotlights is the second part of a two-part interview with Sandy Bigtree, a founding board member of the Indigenous Values Initiative. She discusses more about her work fostering connections and collaboration between the academic community and the Haudenosaunee, beginning with reflections on the ongoing impact of the Doctrine of Discovery issued in 1493.
More information about indigenous religion and ecology can be found on the Forum on Religion and Ecology website by navigating here....
This week, we wanted to highlight the recent Earth Day episode of NPR’s Living on Earth podcast, titled: “The Way Forward For People And Our Planet: An Earth Day Special.” Living on Earth is hosted by Steve Curwood and created by PRX, makers of shows such as This American Life, The World, and TED Talks Daily.
From the NPR site:
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This week's episode of Spotlights features Sandy Bigtree (Bear Clan), a citizen of the Mohawk Nation at Akwesasne. She discusses her work as a founding board member of the Indigenous Values Initiative, which fosters collaboration between the academic community and the Haudenosaunee to promote the message of peace that was brought to Onondaga Lake thousands of years ago. This is the first part of a two-part interview.
More information about indigenous religion and ecology can be found on the...