At the Threshold of a Living Earth

Being outside shifts our mood, body, and presence in palpable ways. When Mary Evelyn Tucker arrived for our meeting, she suggested we take the meeting outdoors. I gladly agreed. We dragged lawn chairs over freshly fallen leaves and settled into a shaded spot near the Bioethics Center where Mary Evelyn has her office. Sinking into our seats, grounding ourselves, we began to discuss the Living Earth Community.

Mary Evelyn is the heart of the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology, which she co-directs with her husband, John Grim. Most recently, the Forum launched the Living Earth Community – a virtual knowledge commons that weaves together scientific, spiritual, humanistic, and legal perspectives on the liveliness, intelligence, and creativity of the natural world.

As we sat beneath the trees, our conversation turned to how the Living Earth Community took shape – how the idea emerged, how it connects with our work at The Forest School, and how it supports our shared role as stewards of an interconnected, living planet.

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