Here are live links and further speaker information for OOS44 and OOS56, two organized oral sessions on Religion and Ecology that were presented at the 100th Anniversary meeting of the Ecological Society of America in Baltimore, MD, in August of 2015:
OOS 44: Ecologists and Faith & Justice Communities: A Journey from Antagonism to Earth Stewardship Partnerships for the Next Century
(Wed. 8/12, 8am-11:30am; 337, BCC; primar organizer: Greg Hitzhusen; co-organizers: Leanne Jablonski and Terry Chapin)
David Lodge, Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, ESA President-Elect
Ecology, Environmentalism, and Religion: A Nexus in Flux
Including insights from the book Religion and the New Ecology; Recent essay in Nature: http://www.nature.com/news/faith-and-science-can-find-common-ground-1.18083
Mary Evelyn Tucker, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University, CT
Global Perspectives on the Vital Relationship Between Ecology and Religion
Director, Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology: http://fore.yale.edu ; see also related podcast
Leanne Jablonski, University of Dayton, OH, Marianist Environmental Education Center
Pope Francis’ Environmental Encyclical, Catholic Environmental Social Teaching, and Implications for Ecologists (co-author: Dan DeLio, Catholic Climate Covenant); http://meec.udayton.edu
George Middendorf, Biology, Howard University, Washington, DC
Skeptical Scientists Approaching Religion on Common Ground of Earth Stewardship
Related research: behavioral ecology and population demographics of lizards; race, ethnicity and gender in ecology and STEM
Cal DeWitt, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Evangelical Contributions to Earth Stewardship: Laudato Si’ and Stewardship as Con-Service
Paper available at: http://faculty.nelson.wisc.edu/dewitt/
Kerry Ard, School of Environment and Natural Resources, Ohio State University
Social Science Perspectives on Ecology and Religion: Implications for Environmental Justice and Ecology (co-author: Greg Hitzhusen, Ohio State University)
The Most Reverend Dr. Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop, The Episcopal Church
Comprehensiveness and the Middle Way: Anglican Perspectives on Religion and Ecology
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/page/katharine-jefferts-schori-biography
Terry Chapin and Carl Safina; University of Alaska, Fairbanks; Safina Center
Religious, But Not Necessarily Theological
http://terrychapin.org; http://carlsafina.org
Munjed Murad, Harvard Divinity School, Harvard University, MA
Islam and Nature Today: Insight Into Traditional Discernment
Related work: http://hds.harvard.edu/news/2014/09/23/conversation-on-sustainability-and-religion# ; http://cswr.hds.harvard.edu/news/seeing-god-everywhere
Ron Trosper, American Indian Studies, University of Arizona, Tucson, for Nigel Haggan, Interdisciplinary Studies, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Creative Justice: Restoring Art, Indigenous Spirituality and Religion to Environmental Impact Assessment and Ecosystem-Based Management
http://www.fisheries.ubc.ca/students/nigel-haggan ; http://courses.ais.arizona.edu/people/ronald-l-trosper
OOS 56: Ecologists and Faith & Justice Communities: Evaluating Opportunities and Challenges for Outreach and Partnership for the Next 100 Years
(Wed, 8/12, 1:30pm-5:00pm; 341 BCC; primar organizer: Leanne Jablonski; co-organizers: Greg Hitzhusen and Kellen Marshall)
Shantha Ready Alonso, Executive Director, Creation Justice Ministries
The American religious environmental landscape: Opportunities and challenges for ecologists
Creation Justice Ministries serves 38 member Christian denominations; its 2016 Earth Day Sunday study and prayer resources will focus on biodiversity and endangered species. (co-author: Cassandra Carmichael, National Religious Partnership for the Environment)
Indigenous perspectives on ecology, justice, ways of knowing, and the Earth
(Gail Woodside CANCELLED) Speakers to be introduced
Dorothy Boorse, Professor of Biology, Gordon College, Wenham, MA (see Boston Globe coverage)
Loving the least of these: Lessons from the climate change report of the National Association of Evangelicals; available at: http://nae.net/loving-the-least-of-these/; see also God and Nature
Dan Misleh, Executive Director, Catholic Climate Covenant, Washington, DC
Growing catholic engagement and voice in climate change, environmental justice and policy: From St. Francis to Pope Francis to people and planet
Lisa Benham, Insight Garden Program, San Quentin State Prison, CA; Department of Environmental Studies, San Jose State University, Buddhist Eco-chaplain
From longing to belonging: Combining mindfulness practice and ecological understanding in prison rehabilitation; Related research: From utility to significance: Exploring ecological connection, ethics, and personal transformation through a gardening and environmental literacy program within San Quentin Prison: http://gradworks.umi.com/15/67/1567980.html
Kellen Marshall, Department of Biological Science M/C 066, University of Illinois at Chicago
Ecological equity and spatial assimilation: A justice paradigm for 2nd Centennial ecologists
Jacqui Patterson, Director, Environmental and Climate Justice, NAACP
Lessons for ecologists from the NAACP’s Environmental and Climate Justice Program
Related Research: Just Energy Policies: Reducing Pollution, Creating Jobs
http://www.naacp.org/blog/entry/naacp-just-energy-policies-report-released;
Equity in Resilience Building for Climate Adaptation Planning: An Indicators Document:
http://www.naacp.org/blog/entry/equity-in-resilience-building-for-climate-adaptation-planning
Jessica Lewis, Right to Housing Alliance, Baltimore, MD
Working at the intersection of water, housing, and economic and environmental justice
(co-authors: Vicente Lara, Daisy Gonzalez, Colin Bailey, Environmental Justice Coalition for Water)
Greg Hitzhusen, School of Environment and Natural Resources, The Ohio State University
Ecologist dialogue and outreach with faith communities: Lessons from experience and study in the Ecological Society of America (co-author, Leanne Jablonski, University of Dayton)
Fred Scherlinder Dobb, Rabbi, D.Min., representing Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation (www.adatshalom.net); Interfaith Power and Light (www.gwipl.org); Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life (www.coejl.org)
Old-time religion and cutting-edge climate: Jewish and interfaith intersections with ecological science;
available at: https://scherlinders.wordpress.com/2015/08/10/esa-presentation-august-2015/