Religion and Ethics in Environmental Justice Activism (CD or SA)

Subject associations
ENV 204 / REL 204 / AMS 204
Term
Spring 2024
Instructors
Ryan Juskus
Registrar description

To what degree has religion shaped the environmental justice movement? This course in environmental humanities and social sciences examines the impact of religious ideas, persons, practices, and institutions on the values and strategies of environmental, food, and climate justice activists. It also grapples with the significance of this impact for environmental thought and policy. Students engage with primary sources, media, scholarship, and community organizations to study cases in the US South, New Jersey, the tropics, and the planet as a whole, culminating in a collaborative project with a community partner.