ANT 322 RELIGION & CLIMATE CHANGE

An exploration of the ways religious communities address climate change. The practices of First Nations and indigenous communities historically offer sustainable ways of living, yet they and other marginalized peoples feel the impact of climate change most acutely. This disproportionate impact brought debates about systemic and structural racism to the public square and inspired movements in religious communities for environmental justice. Students will examine various ways in which religious communities have responded, from apocalyptic explanations that deny a need to act to efforts to re-imagine our worldviews to address the threat.