CFORE Activities

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International Conference on Ecological Theology and Environmental Ethics Orthodox Academy of Crete June 2-6, 2008 CFORE collaboarates with European partners to sponsor an international conference on four themes: climate change and global ecological risk; biodiversity and land degredation; water, oceans and energy; and insights from cosmology and evolutionary sciences.
Views of Religions on Animals and Animal Biotechnology Victoria, BC April 14, 2007 CFORE and the Centre for the Study of Religiona and Society at the University of Victoria host a joint roundtable examining issues to do with animals and transgenic research.
CFORE discussion panel Concordia University September 29, 2006 CFORE project directors led a discussion co-hosted with Concordia University's department of theological studies.
CFORE discussion panel at the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences London, ON May 31, 2006 Stephen Scharper and Peter Timmerman led a
CFORE panel at the Congress of the Humanities
and Social Sciences held at the University of
Western Ontario on May 31, 2006
Embracing the Global, Supporting the Local: Recent Anglican Developments in Environmental Advocacy Halifax, NS March 28 , 2006 Eric Beresford, President of Atlantic School of Theology will discuss his experience in getting the Anglican church involved in environmental issues.
Religion, Ecology and the Future of the Human Species Kingston, ON Winter 2006 CFORE announces a five-part lecture series on the campus of Queen's University, Kingston, ON. Lectures will be held on Tuesdays at 4:30pm.
Religion and the Environment:  Global Challenges and Contextual Solutions London, ON May 31, 2005 A joint CFORE- Environmental Studies Association of Canada panel at the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences held at the University of Western Ontario.
CFORE Slow Cook Forum King City, ON May 25-27, 2005 CFORE brought twenty-five Canadian scholars and activists in the field of religion and ecology togother for two days of 'slow-cooking' reflection.
Native Wisdom for Mother Earth Kingston, ON Thursday March 3, 2005, 2:30-5:30pm CFORE and the Four Directions Aboriginal Student Centre co-sponsored an afternoon of ceremony, film and discussion focussing on the environmental work of native filmmaker Danny Beaton.
God's Green Earth: Religion and Ecology CBC Radio One Sunday, February 20, 2005 A special edition of Tapestry (CBC Radio One) entitled God's Green Earth: Religion and Ecology the program is an exploration of the growing religion and ecology movement inspired by the ideas of Thomas Berry.
Land, Food and Faith: The Values at Stake in Canada's Agriculture Industry

Guelph, ON

Saturday, October 30, 2004, 2-4pm

CFORE hosted a public dialogue on the ethical and religious values at stake in Canada's agriculture industry. Sallie McFague, Ann Clark, Jim Proft and Ted Zettel and engaged in dialogue with members of the public.
CFORE Panel Winnipeg, MB

Saturday, May 30, 2004
9:30am

Members of CFORE's steering committee presented a panel discussion at the annual meeting of the Canadian Society for the Study of Religion
One Earth--Many Religions--Stories of Success Toronto, ON Sunday, May 16, 7:00pm Mary Evelyn Tucker, Anne-Marie Dalton, Stephen Scharper and Peter Timmerman facilitated a CFORE dialogue forum that discussed current efforts in religion and ecology from across the planet.
CFORE Launch and Inagural Lecture Toronto, ON Sunday March 7, 2004, 3:00pm

Heather Eaton (Saint Paul University) and James Miller (Queen's University) formally launched the Canadian Forum on Religion and Ecology.

Kenneth Kraft, one of the world's foremost scholars on Buddhism and Ecology delivered CFORE's inaugural lecture on Buddhism, Nature, and the Ecological Self.