Green Seminary Initiative

Moments of grace, Thomas [Berry] explained, are times of transformation and renewal that emerge out of deeply felt sensitivities to, and experiences of, community... As I reflect on the Yale Summer Symposium on Religion and Environmental Stewardship... I cannot help but think of the conference
as such a transformative moment. Read more of Matt Riley's review...

Check out our updated list of eco, animal and science sessions at this year's AAR and SBL meetings!

Green Seminary Initiative Featured in National Catholic Reporter

 

The National Catholic Reporter interviewed three founding members of the Green Seminary Initiative: Laurel Kearns, Beth Norcross, and Linda Gibler. Read more about the mission of the Green Seminary Initiative, its impact, and the growing involvement of Catholic seminaries on the  National Catholic Reporter website.

Good Friday and Earth Day: A Providential Convergence
A Theological Op-Ed for Lent
William P. Brown and Stanley P. Saunders

(posted April 15th, 2011)

By a rare coincidence Earth Day falls on Good Friday this year, the first time ever. (The next time is in 2095.) “Good Friday” is the day Christians commemorate Christ’s crucifixion. Earth Day calls attention to the continuing

 

The Ground for Hope Initiative - April 10-11, 2011

 

GreenFaith, the Green Seminary Initiative, and their partners nationwide are organizing events to train religious-environmental leaders. Our next event, Ground for Hope Philadelphia, is a training event with workshops on topics as diverse as theology, reading sacred texts, scientific perspectives, environmental justice and advocacy, 'green' facilty management, religious education and worship, and more.

 

For more information and for the schedule. please vist the GreenFaith website or contact the Reverend Fletcher Harper at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

After receiving a gift pledge of $3 million, Yale Divinity School/Berkeley Divinity School and the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies at Yale University has created the first chair of its kind in the United States. Yale Divinity School and the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies have been at the forefront of religious-environmental education and this marks another step in their leadership in the field.