Finding Faith in the Forest: Dr. Jane Goodall Reflects on ‘the Spiritual Power in Every Living Thing’
Templeton Prize
May 20, 2021
2021 Templeton Prize winner Jane Goodall, 87, is an unparalleled figure in the world of science and conservation. Her work studying chimpanzees began in Africa in 1960 and in the decades since she has had a profound impact on how the world perceives animal intelligence, the Earth’s ecosystem, and the role of humanity within it.
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“When I was in Gombe, I felt very, very close to a great spiritual power,” she says. “I felt this spiritual power in every living thing. We call it our soul. Well if we have a soul, then that spark of energy is in chimpanzees, they have souls. And the trees, they have a soul, too. They’ve got a spark of that divine energy.”