Hi everyone, Earlier this year I had the pleasure of co-teaching a course with Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim, co-founders and directors of the Forum on Religion and Ecology. Our course took its title from a well-known Thomas Berry line: “The universe is a communion of subjects, not a collection of objects.” In our case, the line referenced not only the diversity of life forms in the universe, but also a diversity of disciplinary subjects being brought together in an unusual and productive way.
Students from the schools of divinity, law, and forestry and environmental studies worked in small interdisciplinary groups to host a series of dynamic speakers over the course of the semester. The students led an intensive seminar discussion with each speaker addressing major issues and themes at the intersection of law, environment, and religion. The students also conducted a podcast interview with each speaker focusing on more personal, biographical matters such as how the speaker’s background, belief system, and life experiences have informed their work concerning the environment. The seminars and interviews have been recorded and are now available online for any who might be interested. The seminar discussions may be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqHnHG5X2PXAHqzvDpAvqnjvErVOXRcMy The podcast interviews may be listened to here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/itunes-u/communion-subjects-law-environment/id992525255?mt=10 And if you would like to read more about the course, you may do so here: http://www.law.yale.edu/about/19754.htm Warmly, Doug **************************************************************** Douglas A. Kysar Joseph M. Field '55 Professor of Law Yale Law School 127 Wall Street New Haven, CT 06511 203.436.8970 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://www.law.yale.edu/faculty/DKysar.htm **************************************************************** -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gep-ed" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
