| Dates | January – May 2026 |
| Times | Tuesdays, 7-8:00pm EST |
| Cost | $400 – credit $200 – audit |
| Professor | Dr. Samuel Davidson |
| Course of Study | Continuing Education Theology or Ethics elective |
This course introduces students to the field of ecotheology, attending to both the doctrinal questions raised by contemporary scientific understandings of the material world as well as the ethical implications of Christian faith on a planet facing ecological devastation. Doctrines of creation, anthropology, sin, Christology, and eschatology will be explored from an ecological perspective—in conversation with a wide array of contemporary theologians—to consider questions such as: What does it mean to be human? What is the purpose of the natural world, and how are we to relate to it? How does sin affect our relationship to non-human creatures? And what does the incarnation mean for the cosmos? In the course of these explorations, we will also examine the intersection of ecotheology and environmental ethics with racial justice, decoloniality, Indigenous thought, agriculture, and human treatment of non-human animals.
This course can be used to fulfill either the Theology or Ethics elective.