Ecology, Religion, and Ethics of Care

3 credits · Divinity School

This course explores ecological care, as articulated by Leonardo Boff, as a form of coexistence that incorporates the spirituality of a sentient earth. By drawing on framings from Latin American and decolonial thinkers to ground our work, we will explore race and racialized implications, theologies of the body and hope, indigenous psychologies, and ethics of care and relation. We will examine the interconnectedness of people, land/place, and spirituality, and develop practices of care and healing. By the end of the course, students will be able to draw on their ministry contexts to identify the intersection of community development, the natural environment, and care. [3]