Reimagining Our Environmental Future Together: Journeying From Impasse to Inspired Action
Dr. Mary Evelyn Tucker, co-founder of the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology, addressed how to inspire people to preserve, protect and restore the earth community. Dr. Tucker’s talk drew on themes highlighted in her award-winning film, Journey of the Universe. Watch the presentation or view pictures from the event below.
With gratitude to the Wesport Library for this recording of Dr. Mary Evelyn Tucker’s talk.
Mary Evelyn Tucker teaches at Yale University at the School of the Environment and the Divinity School. She is co-director with John Grim of the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology. With Brian Thomas Swimme, Tucker and Grim created a multi-media project Journey of the Universe that includes a book (Yale, 2011), an Emmy Award winning film, a series of podcast Conversations, and free online courses from Yale/Coursera. Tucker was a member of the Earth Charter Drafting committee and the International Earth Charter Council. She won the Inspiring Yale Teaching Award in 2015 and has been awarded 5 honorary degrees. With John Grim, she received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society for the Study of Religion, Nature, and Culture.
Visit Journey of the Universe to explore offerings to understand what it means to be an integral part of the universe.
