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Daedalus Press Conference and Symposium
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Cambridge, MA
September 24, 2001


The Forum on Religion and Ecology is sponsoring a press conference and symposium to celebrate a special issue of the Daedalus journal entitled, “Religion and Ecology: Can the Climate Change?” There will be a morning press conference followed by an afternoon symposium that explores the contributions the world’s religions make to contemporary environmental discourses. The primary foci of the afternoon discussions will be the “moral challenge of climate change.”

For general information on the conference, contact Mary Evelyn Tucker.

Journalists seeking information regarding the press conference should contact Donald Lehr of the Nolan/Lehr Group (New York, NY).


Conference Schedule
10:00
11:00
12:30
2:00
4:00
Press Conference
Morning Symposium
Luncheon
Afternoon Symposium
Reception


Tentative Participant List
Adnan Amin United Nations Environment Programme
Peter Berle National Audubon Society
John Berthrong Boston University
Steven Bowen Bucknell University
Donald Brown Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Baird Callicott University of North Texas
Christopher Chapple Loyola Marymount University
John Chryssavgis Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology
Rick Clugston Center for Respect of Life and Environment,
Humane Society of the United States
Anthony Cortese Second Nature
Anne Custer Harvard University, Forum on Religion and Ecology
Kit Dodgson Harvard University, Center for the Study of World Religions
Robert Edgar National Council of Churches
Chris Fox Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies
Paul Gorman The National Religious Partnership for the Environment
John Grim Bucknell University
Nomanul Haq  
Dieter Hessel Theological Education to Meet the Environmental Challenge
Mark Jacobs Coalition of the Environment and Jewish Life
Martin Kaplan Hale and Dorr
Wendy Kaplan  
Steve MacAusland Episcopal Power and Light
Michael McElroy Harvard University Center for the Environment
Bill McKibben Author, The End of Nature
Robert Massie Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies
James Miller Queen’s University
Howard Ris The Union of Concerned Scientists
Steven Rockefeller Earth Charter Drafting Committee
Donald Swearer Swarthmore College
Mary Evelyn Tucker Bucknell University
Tu Weiming The Harvard-Yenching Institute


Forum on Religion and Ecology Steering Committee
Mary Evelyn Tucker Bucknell University
John Grim Bucknell University
Rick Clugston Center for Respect of Life and Environment,
Human Society of the United States
Michael McElroy Harvard University Center for the Environment
Tu Weiming The Harvard-Yenching Institute


Dialogue Partner Participants
Adnan Amin United Nations Environment Programme
Peter Berle National Audubon Society
Anthony Cortese Second Nature
Robert Edgar National Council of Churches
Chris Fox Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies
Paul Gorman National Religious Partnership for the Environment
Mark Jacobs Coalition for the Environment and Jewish Life
Steve MacAusland Episcopal Power and Light
Robert Massie Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies
Howard Ris The Union of Concerned Scientists
Steven Rockefeller Earth Charter Drafting Committee
James Gustave Speth Yale School of Forestry
Edward O. Wilson Harvard University


Daedalus
Authors
Donald Brown Public Policy
Baird Callicott Philosophy
Christopher Chapple World Religions: Jainism
Jack Forbes World Religions: Indigenous Traditions
John Grim World Religions: Overview and Indigenous Traditions
Nomanul Haq World Religions: Islam
Michael McElroy Science
Sallie McFague World Religions: Christianity
Bill McKibben Epilogue
James Miller World Religions: Daoism
Vasuda Narayanan World Religions: Hinduism
George Rupp Preface
Hava Tirosch-Samuelson World Religions: Judaism
Donald Swearer World Religions: Buddhism
Mary Evelyn Tucker World Religions: Overview and Confucianism
Tu Weiming World Religions: Confucianism


Forum Associates
John Berthrong Boston University
John Chryssavgis Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology
Anne Custer Harvard University, Forum on Religion and Ecology
Dieter Hessel Theological Education to Meet the Environmental Challenge
Donald Lehr Nolan/Lehr Group (New York, NY)


Harvard University Press Representative
Kit Dodgson Harvard University Center for the Study of World Religions


Funding Sources
Polly Germeshausen  
Martin Kaplan Hale and Dorr
Wendy Kaplan  
Nancy Klavans  

 

 

   
 
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