Religion and Climate Change

Religion, comprised of specific faith communities, has always been concerned about the natural world and how humans are related to (or ought to be related to) it. Yet religion and its faith communities often promote beliefs and practices that are anti-environmental and destructive of the community of life. However, they also contain deep moral resources for facing climate change and promoting lifestyles and ways of relating to fellow humans and other living beings and habitats. This talk explores these questions, focusing primarily on Christianity.

Roy May is a United Methodist minister and theologian. He taught theology and ethics for thirty years at the Latin American Biblical University in San Jose, Costa Rica. Much of his work has focused on environmental thought and ethics. The VU University in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, granted his PhD in theology.

Presenter: Roy May, Ph.D.