The Climate Imaginary: Earth Ethics, Spirituality, and Social Justice — with Karenna Gore

On the seventh and final episode of The Climate Imaginary, a Below the Radar series, Am Johal is joined by Karenna Gore, the founder and executive director of Center for Earth Ethics at Union Theological Seminary. In their conversation, they discuss the intersection of environmental ethics and theology, the wisdom contained in tradition, and the need for a new relationship between humans and nature – one not based on domination. Through the contemplation of faith and ecological responsibilities, this episode puts forward alternative ways to resist the climate crisis.

Full episode details: https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/series/the-climate-imaginary/198-karenna-gore.html

Read the transcript: https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/transcripts/198-karenna-gore.html

Resources:
Karenna Gore: https://centerforearthethics.org/profile/karenna-gore/
Center for Earth Ethics: https://centerforearthethics.org/what-are-earth-ethics-tk/
Union Theological Seminary: https://utsnyc.edu/about/
EcoPeace Middle East: https://ecopeaceme.org/about/
Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor by Rob Nixon: https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674072343
Ahmed Shaheed Report to 77th session of the UN General Assembly: https://www.ohchr.org/en/documents/thematic-reports/a77514-interim-report-special-rapporteur-freedom-religion-or-belief
Seth Klein Interview: https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/episodes/27-seth-klein.html
A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency: https://www.sethklein.ca/book
Laudato Si': On Care for Our Common Home: https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/papa-francesco_20150524_enciclica-laudato-si.html
Dayenu: https://dayenu.org/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=44444444-4444-4444-4444-444444444444
Hazon: https://hazon.org/about/mission-vision/

Bio:
Karenna Gore is the founder and executive director of the Center for Earth Ethics at Union Theological Seminary in New York. She previously worked at the legal centre of Sanctuary for Families, which serves victims of domestic violence and trafficking, and had authored the book, “Lighting the Way: Nine Women Who Changed Modern America” (2006). Karenna graduated from Harvard College, earned her law degree from Columbia Law School, and a Master’s in Social Ethics from Union Theological Seminary.

Cite this episode:
Chicago Style

Johal, Am. “The Climate Imaginary: Earth Ethics, Spirituality and Social Justice — with Karenna Gore.” Below the Radar, SFU’s Vancity Office of Community Engagement. Podcast audio, December 13, 2022. https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/series/the-climate-imaginary/198-karenna-gore.html.