Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology

In this new season, host @sammickey.bsky.social shares what’s ahead on Spotlights — from conversations on religion and ecology to Living Earth Community: livingearthcommunity.com

Bonus News: Spotlights was named one of the 100 Best Ecology Podcasts of 2025.

Watch at youtube.com/@Religionandecology

The latest episode of Spotlights explores the special issue of The New Ecozoic Reader.

Rooted in the teachings of Thomas Berry, with contributions from seasoned leaders and new voices, this issue reflects on where we’ve been and where we’re going.

▶️ Watch on YouTube: Religion and Ecology Channel

The countdown is almost over.

Tomorrow, we officially launch Living Earth Community—a collaborative platform where wisdom, science, spirit meet to explore what it means to live as part of a communion of subjects. Join us in reimagining belonging, from microbes to galaxies, from rivers to cities.

The countdown is almost over.

Tomorrow, we officially launch Living Earth Community—a collaborative platform where wisdom, science, spirit meet to explore what it means to live as part of a communion of subjects. Join us in reimagining belonging, from microbes to galaxies, from rivers to cities.

The latest episode of Spotlights explores the special issue of The New Ecozoic Reader.

Rooted in the teachings of Thomas Berry, with contributions from seasoned leaders and new voices, this issue reflects on where we’ve been and where we’re going.

▶️ Watch on YouTube: Religion and Ecology Channel

Is a River Alive? 🌊

Robert Macfarlane’s new book challenges us to see rivers as living entities with agency and rights — reshaping how we imagine and govern our relationship with nature.

New FORE Spotlights episode hosted by @sammickey.bsky.social.

Watch now on YouTube: Religion and Ecology.

Is a River Alive? 🌊

Robert Macfarlane’s new book challenges us to see rivers as living entities with agency and rights — reshaping how we imagine and govern our relationship with nature.

New FORE Spotlights episode hosted by @sammickey.bsky.social.

Watch now on YouTube: Religion and Ecology.

The Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology offers a hub of eco-anxiety resources, from practical tools and meditations to books, podcasts, and reports designed to help you navigate this “everything change.”

🔗 fore.yale.edu/Resources/Eco-anxiety-Resources

The Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology offers a hub of eco-anxiety resources, from practical tools and meditations to books, podcasts, and reports designed to help you navigate this “everything change.”

🔗 fore.yale.edu/Resources/Eco-anxiety-Resources

Elizabeth Allison’s voice resonates across two vital platforms shaping the field of religion and ecology.

In her Yale Series interview, she explores eco-grief and integral ecology. (yaleseries.com) while her written contribution to the Ecozoic Reader builds on this vision. (bit.ly/ecozoicreader)

Elizabeth Allison’s voice resonates across two vital platforms shaping the field of religion and ecology.

In her Yale Series interview, she explores eco-grief and integral ecology. (yaleseries.com) while her written contribution to the Ecozoic Reader builds on this vision. (bit.ly/ecozoicreader)

Ecological Civilization isn’t just about sustainability — it’s about rethinking how we live together on Earth.

It’s a vision of societies that regenerate, share, and sustain, where well-being is measured not only by growth, but by balance.

What’s one change you're committed to making?

A new Laudato Si’ Village is rising in Castel Gandolfo — a living model of ecological conversion.

How could local communities create their own spaces for living out care for our common home?

Read more at fore.yale.edu/news

🌌 Did you know you can explore the Journey of the Universe anytime, anywhere?

Three online courses weave science, story, and spirituality into the unfolding story of life.

Which draws you in more—the science, the story, or the sense of belonging to a larger whole?

🌌 Did you know you can explore the Journey of the Universe anytime, anywhere?

Three online courses weave science, story, and spirituality into the unfolding story of life.

Which draws you in more—the science, the story, or the sense of belonging to a larger whole?

Cultivating Ecological Civilization - 8/28

A live conversation with Mary Evelyn Tucker, Peter Senge, Tu Weiming & Chen Xia on how cultural, spiritual, and ecological wisdom can guide our planetary future.

Which wisdom traditions do you think the world most needs?

Register: bit.ly/GarrisonWebinar

Cultivating Ecological Civilization - 8/28

A live conversation with Mary Evelyn Tucker, Peter Senge, Tu Weiming & Chen Xia on how cultural, spiritual, and ecological wisdom can guide our planetary future.

Which wisdom traditions do you think the world most needs?

Register: bit.ly/GarrisonWebinar

"Fungi remind us that intelligence isn’t only human. Slime molds & mushrooms problem-solve, communicate, and adapt—challenging how we define wisdom itself." - Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life.

Living Earth Community is coming soon!

PRESENTED: Ecozoic Reader — Issue 9 (CES × Yale Forum).

A use-it-now reader based on Thomas Berry’s Ecozoic vision: essays → rituals → classroom & community practice, from 21 contributors.

Read → bit.ly/ecozoicreader

Which practice will you adopt first?

The new Ecozoic Reader is live—guest-edited by Sam King & Sam Mickey with reflections from leaders across religion & ecology.

A look back at our roots, and forward to what’s next.

Read here → bit.ly/ecozoicreader

cc: @sammickey.bsky.social

The new Ecozoic Reader is live—guest-edited by Sam King & Sam Mickey with reflections from leaders across religion & ecology.

A look back at our roots, and forward to what’s next.

Read here → bit.ly/ecozoicreader

cc: @sammickey.bsky.social

Most legal systems protect human interests first.

Earth law flips that script — recognizing the rights of ecosystems to exist, thrive, and evolve.

If your local river could speak in court, what would it say?

Most legal systems protect human interests first.

Earth law flips that script — recognizing the rights of ecosystems to exist, thrive, and evolve.

If your local river could speak in court, what would it say?

A call to reshape the human venture toward a more benign presence on Earth — what he called the Great Work of our time.

Presented by Sam King, Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology.

What’s one “Great Work” you feel called to take on?

Journey of the Universe

An Emmy Award–winning reflection on the human connection to Earth and the cosmos. Stream now or order the DVD.

🎥 journeyoftheuniverse.org/film
📷 Photo: Pablo Carlos Budassi

Journey of the Universe

An Emmy Award–winning reflection on the human connection to Earth and the cosmos. Stream now or order the DVD.

🎥 journeyoftheuniverse.org/film
📷 Photo: Pablo Carlos Budassi

Mary Evelyn Tucker & John Grim have spent decades exploring these questions — and calling us to act for the Earth’s future.

Their call: know our place in the web of life, draw wisdom from the world’s traditions, and act for the continuity of the Earth community.

Read more: bit.ly/46TFHNQ

Mary Evelyn Tucker & John Grim have spent decades exploring these questions — and calling us to act for the Earth’s future.

Their call: know our place in the web of life, draw wisdom from the world’s traditions, and act for the continuity of the Earth community.

Read more: bit.ly/46TFHNQ

“If we grasp that animals such as bees perceive the world through entirely different sensors than ours… then we can unleash our imagination.” — Lars Chittka, The Mind of a Bee

Seeing through a bee’s eyes means caring for them on their own terms.

🌱 Living Earth Community — coming soon.

“Planetary health is about the well-being of the soul of the Earth, the harmony between the seen and the unseen.”
Dr. Iyad Abumoghli

This new issue of the Ecozoic Reader is rooted in the legacy of Thomas Berry, who called for a profound transformation of human consciousness.

Available mid-August.