To live faithfully in today’s world, we need to face today’s problems. At the Zygon Center for Religion and Science (ZCRS), we believe that community coalitions—between scientists and people of faith, between scholars of religion and leaders of faith communities—are necessary to forge a better world. “The Future of Creation: Foundations for a Just and Sustainable World” addresses one key element in making a better world: developing effective, equitable, and sustainable responses to environmental degradation. We invite you to: Learn from leading scientists as they explain ecological systems and environmental threats. Find out more about how human action contributes to environmental degradation. Reflect on your responsibilities to the care of creation with help from theologians and biblical scholars. Consider new interpretations of the ways that our religious traditions guide us to respond to environmental crises. Act to improve environmental stewardship in your community. Learn and apply strategies for community and parish-based action developed by experienced organizers.
Course Credit and Registration
The Future of Creation course is designed as a graduate-level seminary course and public lecture series. All lectures are free and open to the public. Course credit is available via registration through the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (LSTC) or cross-registration through member schools of the Association of Chicago Theological Schools (ACTS); the course number is LSTC CC/RHTH 507. For more information about ZCRS, please visit www.zygoncenter.org, email [email protected], or call 773-256-0670.
Future of Creation Schedule - Spring 2018
| Date | Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 5, 2018 | 6:00 pm | Course Introduction | Dr. Lea Schweitz and Dr. Gayle Woloschak |
| February 5, 2018 | 7:30 pm | Biodiversity | Dr. Gayle Woloschak |
| February 12, 2018 | 6:00 pm | Primate-ative Compassion | Dr. Paul Heltne |
| February 12, 2018 | 7:30 pm | Reading the Book of Nature: Toward a Lutheran Natural History | Dr. Lea Schweitz |
| February 19, 2018 | 6:00 pm | Groaning of Creation: Trauma, Travail, and Resilience in Dakota | Dr. Ann Pederson |
| February 19, 2018 | 7:30 pm | The Little Things That Run the World, Insects in an Age of Environmental Turmoil | Dr. Tierney Brosius |
| February 26, 2018 | 6:00 pm | Laudato Si' and Human Dignity: Integral Ecology as Context | Dr. Dawn Notwehr |
| February 26, 2018 | 7:30 pm | Ecology and the Ecumenical Patriarch | Dr. George Nassos |
| March 5, 2018 | 6:00 pm | Living Advent and Lent | Dr. Aana Viegen |
| March 5, 2018 | 7:30 pm | Womanism and the Environment | Dr. Linda Thomas |
| March 12, 2018 | No Lectures Reading Week | ||
| March 12, 2018 | 6:00 pm | Book Club Roundtable | |
| March 26, 2018 | No Lectures Holly Week | ||
| April 2, 2018 | 6:00 pm | Saving the Planet with Indigenous Knowledge | Dr. Daniel Wildcat |
| April 4, 2018 | 7:30 pm | The Gospel in Ecological Crisis | Rev. Kwame Pitts |
| April 9, 2018 | 6:00 pm | Transforming Policies on the Environment | Rev. Booker Vance |
| April 16, 2018 | 6:00 pm | Field Trip to Woloschak Lab | |
| April 23, 2018 | 6:00 pm | Earth Day Panel | |
| April 30, 2018 | 6:00 pm | Film Screening and Discussion: Climate Refugees | |
| May 7, 2018 | 6:00 pm | Student Project Presentations |
