The Forum on Religion and Ecology is the largest international multireligious project of its kind. With its conferences, publications, and website it is engaged in exploring religious worldviews, texts, and ethics in order to broaden understanding of the complex nature of current environmental concerns.

The Forum recognizes that religions need to be in dialogue with other disciplines (e.g., science, ethics, economics, education, public policy, gender) in seeking comprehensive solutions to both global and local environmental problems.


Thomas Berry, Cultural Historian and Geologian, Dies at 94
Passionist Order Obituary and Slideshow
Los Angeles Times Obituary
New York Times Obituary

New York Times Dot Earth Article
National Catholic Reporter Obituary
Chronicle Obituary
Globe and Mail Obituary

Short Video
Biography and Further Information


The Forum on Religion and Ecology Marks 10th Anniversary with NYC Event
As it marks its tenth anniversary on November 18, 2008 in New York City, Forum organizers say the deep values, historical perspectives, and aesthetic sensibilities of spirituality and religious traditions are the key to broaden discourse and create a new alignment of nature and humans, interlinking self-interest with common interest to provide the traction to motivate humanity.
Full Press Release
Photo Slideshow



Institutional support for the Forum includes: The Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, the Harvard-Yenching Institute, the V. Kann Rasmussen Foundation, the Germeshausen Foundation, the Kendeda Sustainability Fund, the Thomas Berry Foundation, and the Surdna Foundation.

Forum Coordinators: Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim, Yale University

Forum Administrative Assistant: Tara C. Maguire Knopick, Yale University

Forum Web Content Managers and Newsletter Editors:
Sam Mickey and Elizabeth McAnally
, California Institute of Integral Studies

With thanks to Anne Custer for the original development of the Forum Web site, and Ann Keeler Evans and Donna Rosenberg for their administrative work with the Forum.

 
 Information
Information
Includes an overview essay of religion and ecology, background information on the Forum, and a list of institutions that fund Forum projects.
About the Forum
Includes a list of goals and descriptive history of the Forum as well as a list of contributors and their biographies.
Search
Allows you to search the Forum website or our new annotations database.
Site Map
Includes information regarding placement of issues on entire site.
 Religion
Buddhism
Includes an overview essay, annotated bibliography, list of engaged projects, and an additional links section.
Christianity
Includes an overview essay, annotated bibliography, list of sacred texts, official statements, engaged projects, and an additional links section.
Confucianism
Includes an overview essay, annotated bibliography, list of sacred texts, engaged projects, and an additional links section.
Daoism
Includes an overview essay, annotated bibliography, list of sacred texts, engaged projects, and an additional links section.
Hinduism
Includes an overview essay, annotated bibliography, engaged projects, and an additional links section.
Indigenous
Includes an overview essay, annotated bibliography, list of sacred texts, official statements, engaged projects, and an additional links section.
Islam
Includes an overview essay, annotated bibliography, engaged projects, and an additional links section.
Jainism
Includes an overview essay, annotated bibliography, engaged projects, and an additional links section.
Judaism
Includes an overview essay, annotated bibliography, list of official statements, engaged projects, and an additional links section.
Shinto
Includes an overview essay, bibliography, engaged projects, and an additional links section.
 Intersecting Disciplines
Science
Includes an overview essay, an annotated bibliography, an additional essays section, and an extensive science topics links section. Future additions will include an overview and bibliography for the topic of religion and science.
Economics
Includes an overview essay, an annotated bibliography, and a links section. Future additions will include: an extensive bibliography and additional essays relating to economics and ecology.
Ethics
Includes an overview essay, an annotated bibliography, additional essays, and an additional links section. This section also includes an overview essay and an annotated bibliography on Eco-Justice Ethics.
Gender
Includes an overview essay, an annotated bibliography, and an additional links section.
Public Policy
Includes links to the UNEP GEO-4 Global Environment Outlook Report, a policy annotated bibliography, an environmental trends section, a regional analysis section, and an additional links section. Future additions will include a policy summaries section and additional essays on public policy and ecology.
 
 Resources for Educators
Resources
Includes syllabi, speaker's list, list of videos and cds that can be utilized in classroom situations, and an additional links section.
Professional Development
Includes a list of workshops, programs, grants, professional groups, and calls for papers.
Research
Includes an overview essay and bibliography.
 
 Publications
Books
Includes a list of Forum related book series.
Journals
Includes a list of Forum related journals.
Brochure
Includes a pdf copy of selected resources on religion and ecology that are currently in print.
Mass Media
Includes a list of magazines publishing special issues on religion and ecology as well as a list of newspaper articles on religion and ecology.
Statements
Includes a list of statements on religion and ecology by scientists, churches, and other religious organizations
Projects
Includes information about the Earth Charter as well as supporting essays on the Charter. For grassroots engaged projects, visit specific religion sections.

Forum Newsletters
Includes past issues of Newsletters posted to the Forum's Listserv.

 
 Events
2009 Events
Includes a list of events and descriptive materials relating to each individual event.
2008 Events
Includes a list of events and descriptive materials relating to each individual event.
Archived Events
Includes a list of events dating back to 1999 and descriptive materials relating to each individual event.
 

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Last Updated: 2/9/09