Religion in Times of Earth Crisis: Reflecting on Religion in Times of Earth Crisis

Harvard Divinity School

This is the sixth event is a six-part series. This session was a discussion among presenters reflecting upon the insights shared throughout the series. In addition to identifying themes and throughlines among sessions, they returned to the overarching questions that framed this collaboration: What can an expansive understanding of religion provide in these times of Earth crisis? What is the role of the study of religion in times of catastrophe? Panelists: Mayra Rivera, Dan McKanan, Teren Sevea, Matthew Ichihashi Potts, Terry Tempest Williams Moderator: Diane L. Moore, Diane L. Moore, Associate Dean of Religion and Public Life Mayra Rivera, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Religion and Latinx Studies Dan McKanan, Ralph Waldo Emerson Unitarian Universalist Association Senior Lecturer in Divinity Teren Sevea, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies Matthew Ichihashi Potts, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church Terry Tempest Williams, HDS Writer-in-Residence For more information on the full series, "Religion in Times of Earth Crisis: A Series of Public Online Conversations," visit https://hds.harvard.edu/news/religion-times-earth-crisis This event took place on March 18, 2024. For more information on HDS, visit https://hds.harvard.edu Full transcript: https://rpl.hds.harvard.edu/news/2024/06/18/video-religion-times-earth-crisis-reflecting-religion-times-earth-crisis ​​​​​