Sunday, November 25, 2007
Renewal documentary website
There is a new website up for the film. Take a look at:
http://www.renewalproject.net/
In addition to info on the filmmakers and the religious environmental groups profiled in the documentary, you can also view short clips of each of the segments of the film.
Saturday, November 24, 2007
Renewing Hope: Pathways of Religious Environmentalism
Greetings one and all!
This is the inaugural post for the Yale "Renewing Hope" blog.
Renewing Hope is a conference that will be held at Yale Divinity School from February 28-March 2, 2008. It will bring together leading scholars and eco-theologians of the world’s religions and grassroots religious environmentalists to explore the obstacles and opportunities of religiously-engaged environmentalism. The conference will feature panels and discussions that highlight the intersection of theology and practice, scripture and action in new and creative ways and raise questions regarding the various roles of religion in shaping ecological awareness and encouraging environmental activism.
This space will serve as a place for the conference organizers to update the Yale community on the events surrounding the conference, on religious/environmental issues at Yale, and on global environmental concerns. We also hope to share information on the work currently being done by religious environmentalists and the scholarship of some of our distinguished panelists.
We regret that the full conference is only open to members of the current Yale community (students, faculty, administration), Yale Divinity and Forestry alumni, and formally invited scholars, theologians, and grassroots activists. This is not because we do not believe that these issues are important to share with as wide a community as possible...on the contrary! However, the response thus far has been tremendous, and sadly our space is limited.
However, there are two major events of the weekend that will be open to the general public:
This is the inaugural post for the Yale "Renewing Hope" blog.
Renewing Hope is a conference that will be held at Yale Divinity School from February 28-March 2, 2008. It will bring together leading scholars and eco-theologians of the world’s religions and grassroots religious environmentalists to explore the obstacles and opportunities of religiously-engaged environmentalism. The conference will feature panels and discussions that highlight the intersection of theology and practice, scripture and action in new and creative ways and raise questions regarding the various roles of religion in shaping ecological awareness and encouraging environmental activism.
This space will serve as a place for the conference organizers to update the Yale community on the events surrounding the conference, on religious/environmental issues at Yale, and on global environmental concerns. We also hope to share information on the work currently being done by religious environmentalists and the scholarship of some of our distinguished panelists.
We regret that the full conference is only open to members of the current Yale community (students, faculty, administration), Yale Divinity and Forestry alumni, and formally invited scholars, theologians, and grassroots activists. This is not because we do not believe that these issues are important to share with as wide a community as possible...on the contrary! However, the response thus far has been tremendous, and sadly our space is limited.
However, there are two major events of the weekend that will be open to the general public:
- Thursday, February 28, 6:30 p.m., an evening lecture by eco-theologian Sallie McFague entitled:
"A New Climate for Theology: God, the World, and Global Warming"
- Friday, February 29, 6:30 p.m., a screening of the new documentary:
We anticipate new additions to the week's activities such as bookstore events, an art exhibit, and a student panel of papers, so please check back for updates!
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