This meeting is over, this schedule remains for the record.
Monday, July 8
Board Meeting
Facilitated by Lakisha R. Lockhart (Union Presbyterian Seminary).
Ritual and Liturgy
Collaboration
Earth Psalter—Writing Psalms for the Anthropocene
Cassidhe Pavy Hart (cassidhehart.wordpress.com)Grant Showalter-SwansonPaper
FSavoring the Sacred: Cultivating the Spiritual and Ethical Dispositions to Address the Climate Crisis through a Eucharistic Rule of Life
Sophie Callahan (Graduate Theological Union)Facilitated by Dori Baker.
Student Gathering
Facilitated by Eunjin Jeon (University of Denver/Iliff School of Theology).
Sacred Conversations
Paper
FPathways Into Teaching Ecological Engagement in Congregations
Benjamin Yosua-Davis (The BTS Center)Leah SchadeMarquisha ScottPaper
FLaudato Si’ and the Call to Foster “Ecological Conversion” in Catholic Educational Modes
Maureen R. O'Brien (Duquesne University)Facilitated by Wanda Stahl (Boston University School of Theology).
Refugia Futures and Corridors of Belonging
Animated by Debra Reinstra (Calvin University), Daniel Foor, and Melanie Harris (Wake Forest University).
Facilitated by Wanda Stahl (Boston University School of Theology).
Welcome Reception
Animated by Wanda Stahl (Boston University School of Theology), and Dori Baker.
Facilitated by Dori Baker.
Tuesday, July 9
Complexity of Hope
Paper
FTelling the Truth: Writing Love and Hope in a Time of Climate Collapse
Jennifer Ayres (Candler School of Theology, Emory University)Paper
FLament for Dear Earth: The Complexity of Hope in the Dynamics of Inter-giving and Inter-emptying
Eliana Ah-Rum Ku (Graduate School of Practical Theology)Facilitated by Anne Walker.
Common Values and Sustainability
Paper
FInter-Religious History and Common Values: Guidelines for Syllabus Development
Felipe Public Friend Ribeiro (OMNIA Interfaith Peacemakers)Paper
FReligious Education in Encountering Water Crisis
Paulus Eko Kristianto (Duta Wacana Christian University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia)Facilitated by Eser Kim (Knox College, University of Toronto).
The Harmony Way
Animated by Randy Woodley (Eloheh Farm & Seed), and Edith Woodley (Eloheh Farm & Seed).
Facilitated by Dori Baker.
Peace & Empathy
Paper
FCultivating Empathy For Earth: Integrating Empathy into Ecological Religious Education
Jennifer Lewis (Boston University)Paper
FEcological Peace Education: Toward a Pedagogy for Climate Justice
Amanda DeWitt (Fordham University)Facilitated by Joyce Mercer (Yale Divinity School).
Soulful Healing in Community
Collaboration
Deep Wells Sustain Us: Awakening Soulful Practice to Address Climate Dread
Alyssa D Wilson (Our Own Deep Wells)Anna Del CastilloCollaboration
Practical Exploration of the role of engaging nature in a faith community's support of BIPOC community members healing from racialized trauma
Tyler Sit (New City Church)Facilitated by Mary E. Hess (Luther Seminary).
Fire Salons
Animated by Anna Del Castillo, and Maya Pace.
Facilitated by Dori Baker.
Wednesday, July 10
Beautiful Journeys
Animated by Timothy Van Meter, and Heber Brown.
Facilitated by Dori Baker.
Models in Context
Paper
FAnticipating the Opportunities and Challenges of Using Commercial-off-the-Shelf Games to Educate People on Environmental Sustainability in a Christian Context
Paul Hendrik Van Straten (Memorial University of Newfouandland)Facilitated by Christine Hong (Columbia Theological Seminary).
Collaborative Writing in Religious Education
Animated by Bert Roebben (University of Bonn), Cynthia Cameron (University of St. Michael’s College in Toronto), and Mualla Selçuk.
Facilitated by Mai-Anh Tran.
Religious Education in Islamic Context
Paper
FClimate Change Issues in Saudi Elementary Schools: An Analysis and Suggestions for Islamic Studies Textbooks
Abdulaziz BinTaleb (King Saud University)Facilitated by Sheryl Metzgner.
Presidential Address
Animated by Wanda Stahl (Boston University School of Theology), and Dori Baker.
Facilitated by Anne Walker.
Business Meeting
Animated by Anne Walker.
Facilitated by Lakisha R. Lockhart (Union Presbyterian Seminary).
Thursday, July 11
Economics & Pedagogies of Social Justice
Paper
FUnraveling the Intersections of Capitalism, Consumer Culture, and Climate Change: Pedagogies for Social Justice in Religious Communities
Heesung Hwang (Saint Paul School of Theology)Collaboration
Notes on the Land: Towards An Economics of Mutuality Formed By and Informing New Communities
Shannon L Hopkins (N/A)Facilitated by Eser Kim (Knox College, University of Toronto).
Spiritual Leadership for a Climate Changed World
Animated by Nicole Diroff (The BTS Center), Benjamin Yosua-Davis (The BTS Center), and Alison Cornish.
Facilitated by Wanda Stahl (Boston University School of Theology).
Poster Sessions
Faith-based Organizations' Involvement in Disaster Response and Recovery Efforts in the United States of America
Fadime Apaydin (University of California, Riverside)İhsan Çapcıoğlu (Ankara University)Forming Agents of Change: Catholic Environmental Education for Children
Katherine Marie Ward (Michigan State University)Diana Hadjiyane (Loyola Marymount University)Meeting Time
Animated by Maureen R. O'Brien (Duquesne University), Annie A Lockhart-Gilroy (Phillips Theological Seminary), and Cynthia Cameron (University of St. Michael’s College in Toronto).
Storytelling and Meaning Making
Collaboration
Caring for Creation through the Power of Digital Storytelling
Mary E. Hess (Luther Seminary)Collaboration
Hope Blossoms: The L.I.V.E. Method of Storytelling and Meaning Making in Climate Action
Nicholas FagnantTamice Spencer HelmsFacilitated by Barbara Fears.
Conversation on Religious Education in Violent Times
Animated by Christine Hong (Columbia Theological Seminary), and Dori Baker.
Children & Youth
Paper
FWhat do five year olds think about God, creation and relationships with the earth? Insights from a research journey.
Beth Nolen (Brisbane Catholic Education)Paper
FYouth Faith Development, Consumer Culture, and Climate Justice
Eser Kim (Knox College, University of Toronto)Facilitated by Cynthia Cameron (University of St. Michael’s College in Toronto).
LGBTQ-Allies Working Group
Animated by Robin Ferguson, and Alfred Pang.
Facilitated by Alfred Pang.
Friday, July 12
Board Meeting
Facilitated by Anne Walker.
Art, Theater and Ritual in Fostering Climate Justice
Animated by Claudio Carvalhaes.
Facilitated by Wanda Stahl (Boston University School of Theology).
Pedagogies for Spiritual Leadership
Paper
FMeaningful Vocation in a Climate-Changed World: Learnings from Seminary of the Wild
Wanda Stahl (Boston University School of Theology)Paper
FReligious Education in the Context of an Evolutionary Universe A Deeptime Mythopoetic Approach
Orla O'Reilly Hazra (Deeptime Network)Jennifer MorganFacilitated by Theresa A O'Keefe (Boston College).
Advisory Council
Animated by Patricia Bonilla, and Christine Hong (Columbia Theological Seminary).
Facilitated by Christine Hong (Columbia Theological Seminary).
Closing Celebration
Animated by Wanda Stahl (Boston University School of Theology), and Dori Baker.
Facilitated by Dori Baker.