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Athabasca University

PHIL 375

Philosophy of the Environment

Philosophy 375 addresses core issues in philosophy of the environment and environmental ethics. The course is designed to familiarize students with issues concerning world view (cosmology), value conflicts, epistemology (ways of knowing) and principles involved in conflicts over our relationship with the environment. Policy issues such as sustainability and conservation are addressed in this light. Central issues addressed are anthropocentrism vs. ecocentrism, the intrinsic vs. the instrumental value of the environment, historical shifts and cross-cultural tensions involving world view, to name a few.

Augustana University College

REL 345

Religion and Ecology

Jacob Waschenfelder

Brandon University

86:155:

Religion and Human Problems

Allison Marshall

Brock University

ENVI 2P91

Ethics, Equity and Environmental Thought

The meaning of terms and distinctions in ethical theory as they apply to environmental issues. Background theory on equity, and case studies illustrating its place in developing sustainable approaches to environmental issues. Introduction to major ecophilosophies and their contributions, limitations and significance.

Brock University

PHIL 3P80

Environmental Philosophy

Ethical and conceptual problems in connection with humanity's relations to nature, in terms of survival and future social organization. What are the costs of progress and development? What kind of ethical responsibilities do we have for future generations and for non-human living creatures? Examination of economic, political, human-ecological and eco-philosophical theories

Carleton University

RELI 2307

Selected Topics in Religion (Religions and the Environment)

Joseph Ramish

Collège dominicain de philosophie et de théologie

TH.E 3833

The Rainbow Connection. Theological explorations of the relations between animals and humans

From diverse conflicting perspectives, theoretical and practical questions arise as to the status of animals in creation, as to their relations with human beings. What makes an animal an animal... and different from human beings? Vegetarians, ecologists raise important issues and some even think in terms of « animal rights ». Scientific experiences use (abuse?) animals. Millions of dollars are spent in the West for the upkeep of pets (cemeteries, restaurants, medical operations, etc) and of zoos. What can a theological approach think of these practices and discourses? Is there a Christian heritage in these fields? Do Catholics have a particular take on it? These and other questions will be tackled in these lectures.

Maxime Allard,

King’s College

REL 235:

Christian Social Teaching and Practice II

Frank O_Connor

McGill University

ENVR 201

Society and Environment

An introduction to human societies and their relations with the biophysical environment, focusing on how economy, technology, and institutions combine and interact to give rise to environmental problems. Analytical treatment of key concepts including "carrying capacity", "renewable resources", "environmental equity", and "sustainability", from distinct disciplinary perspectives in the social and life sciences.

Renee Sieber, Madhav Govind Badami, Oliver T Coomes E Joan Marshall, Paul Thomassin

McGill University

ENVR 203

Knowledge, Ethics and Environment

Introduction to cultural perspectives on the environment: the influence of culture and cognition on perceptions of the natural world; conflicts in orders of knowledge (models, taxonomies, paradigms, theories, cosmologies), ethics (moral values, frameworks, dilemmas), and law (formal and customary, rights and obligations) regarding political dimensions of critical environments, resource use, and technologies

Gregory Matthew Mikkelson , Jaye Dana Ellis

McGill University

RELG  270

Religious Ethics and the Environment

Survey of issues and debates in environmental ethics. The challenge posed to human and religious values by the present ecological crisis and some ethical and religious responses to this challenge, Native American spirituality, Eastern and African religions, ecofeminism and liberation theology will be discussed, as will recent environmental debates concerning technology and large scale development projects. Lectures supplemented by guest speakers and audiovisual presentations.

Cory Andrew Labrecque

Lisa Hatton Sideris

McMaster University

RELIG ST 2W03

Religion And Ecology

Attitudes toward nature or the environment in Native, Asian and Western Religious Traditions; the underlying assumptions of our contemporary view of the natural world.

Donna Seamone

McMaster University

RELIG ST 3NN3

The Encounter Of Science And Religion

3NN3 A study of contemporary discussions of: (a) methods of inquiry in science and religion, (b) the human being's relation to nature and (c) God's relation to nature.

Memorial University of Newfoundland

RELS 3650

Religion and Social Justice

A study of social justice issues that arise from an investigation of economic and political systems from the perspective of religious ethics. Topics addressed may include environmental ethics, ecofeminism, gender equity, pacifism, civil disobedience, poverty and social welfare questions.

M. Shute

Memorial University of Newfoundland

RELS-2811

Introduction to Contemporary Religious Movements

An introduction to contemporary religious movements in the west, including modern witchcraft, Neo-pagan religions, Mother Earth Spirituality, UFO religion and the New Age Movement.

J. Porter

Mount Allison

PHIL 3721

Environmental Ethics

After reviewing traditional attitudes toward the environment, this course will explore recent attempts to "apply" ethical analysis to such problems as pollution and conservation. We will pay particular attention to the ways in which problems of preservation challenge us to extend our traditional norms and values. To what extent, for example, does growing sensitivity to our natural environment require of us a new "environmental ethic" and oblige us to recognize "animal rights"?

Paul Bogaard

Mount Allison

RELG 1651

Contemporary Myths

This course identifies and explores some of the most prominent of the myths that shape our perspectives on life and set our priorities for living. The kind of myths that will be considered are: a science myth, a sports myth, a sex myth, a society myth, a consumer myth, an ecology myth, and a religion myth.

Dr. Colin Grant

Mount Allison

RELG 3911

Contemporary Ethical Issues (Western)

consideration of the nature of ethics will be followed by exploration of some of the most prominent contemporary ethical issues, such as abortion, euthanasia, ecology, gay rights, racism, and sexism.

Dr. Colin Grant

Mount Allison

RELG 3921

Eastern Religions And Contemporary Ethical Issues   

A discussion of the Eastern Traditions' responses to contemporary ethical issues, such as those of abortion, euthanasia, ecology, and bio-medical technologies. The course will look at both classical and contemporary perspectives.

Dr. Barbra Clayton

Mount Allison

RELG 3981

Religious Ethics And The Environment

What role does religion play in our interaction with the environment? This course examines various religious perspectives on nature and environmental ethics. Focusing primarily on Eastern traditions, the course begins by reviewing the concept and place of nature in various religions, and then critically examines scholarship which applies religious perspectives to issues in environmental ethics. We will also consider the religious basis of certain environmental thinkers and movements.

Dr. Barbra Clayton

Mount Allison

RELG 4601

Recent Christian Thought

Consideration of influential directions in recent theology with focus on approaches such as secular theologies, political theologies, liberationist theologies, feminist theologies, environmental theologies, process theologies, and post-modern theologies.

Dr. Colin Grant

Okanagan University College

PHIL 335

Environmental Ethics

This course is designed to familiarize students with moral problems arising in the context of human relationships to nature and to non-human living things, considered both in terms of general moral theory and policy formation. Topics include moral standing, animal rights, obligations to future generations, pollution, hazardous materials, the depletion of nature resources, and the treatment of non-human living things.

Queen’s University at Kingston

RELS 235:

Religion and Environment

Examines how religious traditions shape human values and behaviours towards the environment and how environmental problems are shaping the evolution of religious and spiritual traditions.

James Miller

St. Thomas University

CATH 272

Evolution and Creation

A philosophical examination of the relation between the doctrine of creation and theories in the evolutionary sciences.  The course will consider arguments concerning evolution and creation from a variety of disciplines (including philosophy, theology, and natural science).  The course will also examine historical and philosophical aspects of the relation between science and religion on the origins of the material world and the human race. 

St. Thomas University

PHIL 272

Evolution and Creation

A philosophical examination of the relation between the doctrine of creation and theories in the evolutionary sciences.  The course will consider arguments concerning evolution and creation from a variety of disciplines (including philosophy, theology, and natural science).  The course will also examine historical and philosophical aspects of the relation between science and religion on the origins of the material world and the human race. 

St. Thomas University

PHIL 358 

ENVR301

Environmental Ethics

Consideration of the ethical issues arising from human interaction with the environment, including population pressure, pollution, conservation and preservation. Focus is on the grounds of our obligation to resolve such issues; the question of what persons and things are worthy of moral consideration; and the respective roles of individuals, organizations and government in addressing environmental problems. Case studies will be used to trace the implications of various ethical and political theories.  Satisfies requirement in contemporary philosophy.  Prerequisites:  214 or 215 and ENVR 151 (ENVR is waived for philosophy majors and minors)

Thomas Parkhill

Trinity Western University

RELS 490:

Christianity and the Natural Sciences

Joanne Pepper

University College of the Cariboo

PHIL 435

Environmental Ethics

A study of moral problems arising in the context of human relationships to nature and to non-human living things. Principal among these problems are: the general issue of what constitutes moral standing itself, animal rights, obligations to future generations, the moral dimensions of problems of pollution, the extraction, production and use of hazardous materials, the depletion of natural resources, and the treatment of non-living things

University College of the Fraser Valley

PHIL 318

Environmental Ethics

Do modern Western assumptions divorce humans from nature, divide mind and body, and justify using science and technology as means of dominating our environment for human convenience? Do environmental problems result? Are there better approaches to the environment? We will examine local examples of global issues to produce proposals for individual and collective action.

University of Alberta, St. Joseph’s College

CHRTC 349

Christianity And Social Justice In Canada

An examination of particular social justice issues related to the economy, wmen, native people, the environment, etc., in light of Catholic social teachings and other Christian perspectives; social action strategies, and education for social justice

University of Alberta, St. Joseph’s College

CHRTC 350

Science & Religion: Christian Perspectives

An examination of science and religion; their historical relationship, current issues (e.g., the evolution vs creation debate, scientific and religious knowledge, the nature of science and religion, cosmology) and contemporary attempts to address them

University of Alberta, St. Stephen's College

Living with Respect in Creation: Ecology, Theology and Ethics in Dialogue

Ross Smillie

University of Alberta, St. Stephen's College

[SA281]

Ethics, Economics And The Agricultural Crisis

The food we eat necessarily connects us to agriculture, the environment and the economic systems within which food is produced. Using current data, this course offers a critical examination of the economic structures and values underlying the prairie farm crisis. Students will develop an appreciation of the ethical and cultural dimensions that are part of their "daily bread."  

University of Alberta, St. Stephen's College

[SSC5140]

The Dream Of The Earth: Exploring A New Cosmology

Drawing from both our scientific and sacred traditions, we will study a new story of the Universe, a story that has been discovered only in the last few centuries, primarily the last few decades. Implicit in this story is a vision of an emerging era of Earth as sacred community. This story holds the promise of recontextualizing our spiritual, cultural and personal lives so that we might reinvent our presence within the Earth community. This course is about discovering a new sense of self, a new understanding of who we are and how we can fit creatively into our world. It aims at a deeper appreciation of the creative power that brought us into being. Its ultimate aim is to support the development of our capacity to participate in a process of transformation that will carry us from the destructive nature of our western culture to a new era of well being for every form of life on the planet

Grant Jahnkey

University Of Alberta, St. Stephen's College

{SA/SL282}

Food Faith and Rural Community

The food we eat necessarily connects us to agriculture, the environment and the economic systems within which food is produced. Using current data, this course offers a critical examination of the economic structures and values underlying the prairie farm crisis. Students will develop an appreciation of the ethical and cultural dimensions that are part of their "daily bread."  

Nattie Wibe

Cam Harder

University of Manitoba

Philosophy 015.275

Ethics and the Environment*

An examination of some important ethical issues connected with environmental pollution and resource depletion. Examples to be covered include: the ideal of liberty and environmental limits; scarcity and the ideal of justice; growth vs. steady-state economics; animal rights, and survival ethics vs. welfare ethics.

Tomsons, Kira

University of Manitoba

Religion 020.218

Theory of Nature

While the content of this course will vary year-to year, its constant purpose will be to introduce students to some of the many ways in which "nature" has been theorized. The course will explore historical and cultural contexts in which selected theories of nature have developed. It will also explore implications of different theories of nature for environmental ethics.

Klostermaier, Klaus

University of Manitoba

Religion 020.259

Religion and Social Issues

The course examines selected ethical-social issues such as abortion, euthanasia, new genetic and reproductive technologies, and environmental and ecological issues, with reference to one or more of the world's religious traditions.

Meshal, Reem

University of Northern British Columbia

ENVS 602

Environmental and Natural Resources Issues and Ethics

Analysis of environmental and natural resource issues from an ethical perspective; viewpoints and value systems that determine management decisions

University of Prince Edward Island

PHIL 203

Environmental Philosophy

This course explores the contours of contemporary environmental thought and the diversity of approaches to environmental ethics. Emphasis is on critically understanding historical, cultural and ideological diversity while exploring the moral contours of human-nature interactions, both locally and globally. Topics may include the question of values in nature; environmental movements; aboriginal and postcolonial perspectives; social justice as related to the environment; spirituality; sustainability and consumption; the privatization of environmental morality; inhabiting vs. residing; place, art and environmental education

University of Prince Edward Island

RELS 233

Religion, Spirituality and Ecology

This course explores the historical and current relationship between religion, spirituality, and ecology in the Western world. Through an in-depth understanding of the historical development of the views of nature, the current relationship between the “Super-Natural,” the human, and the “natural” worlds is illuminated. The course presents attitudes toward nature from Aboriginal, Asian, and Western religions.

Joe Velaidum

University of Regina

RLST 273

Issues in Religion and Science

This course will examine the interface between religion and the natural and social sciences, beginning with an historical, methodological and philosophical overview. Current issues such as genetic engineering, population control, evolutionary theory, environmentalism, technology and values, and the ethics of scientific experimentation will be studied.

William Stahl

University of Saskatchewan

RELST 375.3

Religion and Science

Investigates the relationship between Religion and Science. The course takes a historical and transcultural approach beginning with ancient Chinese, Amerindian, and pre-Enlightenment European understandings of the issues. Contemporary approaches to the relationship between religion and science are analyzed with emphasis on the influence of physics, evolutionary biology and ecology.

Myroslaw Tataryn

University of St. Michael’s College (Toronto)

SMT 3973 & SMT 6973:

Thomas Berry and the New Cosmology

University of St. Michael’s College (Toronto)

SMT2943HS

Seminar in Ecological Ethics

Dennis O'Hara

University of St. Michael’s College (Toronto)

SMT3370HF & 6370HF:

Spirituality and Ecology: Integration and Implications

University of St. Michael’s College (Toronto)

SMT3652HS & SMT6652HS:

Theology, Ecology and the New Cosmology

University of St. Michael’s College (Toronto)

SMT3946 & SMT 6946:

Christian Ethicists and Ecology

University of Sudbury

RLST 2285

NATI 2285

- North American Native People: Tradition and Culture

Develops an appreciation of the Native people’s tradition and culture. Origin myths, rites and ceremonies, values, customs and life cycle are examined, as well as certain major themes such as Shamanism, Power, Renewal, Soul concepts and Animal Beings. Native tradition and culture are presented as a sacred way of life, and students are introduced to the special way of thinking, world view and the special relationship to the earth and to other beings of the Original People of North America. The course also examines the effects of European contact on Native culture and contemporary expressions of the old ways

University of Sudbury

RLST 3655: Nature and

Human Nature: An Ecological Study

Guy Bonneau

University of Toronto

RLG 228H1:
 

Religious Ethics: The Environment

This course focuses on the interrelationship of environmental problems and issues of global justice. Views of different religious traditions on the natural world and the place of humans within it; ethical approaches of various traditions and cultures to poverty, hunger, and depletion of natural resources; obligations of humans toward "nature" and toward other humans' well-being will be considered

J.J. DeCenso

University of Toronto

RLG 311H1F

World Religions and Ecology

University of Toronto

RLG 345H1F

Ecology and Judaism

University of Toronto

RLG 411H1F 

Reflections on Nature in Eastern Religious Tradition

S. Kumar

University of Toronto

RLG 484H1F

Religion and the Environment

University of Toronto Mississauga

RLG 228H5S

Religious Ethics: The Environment

An examination of the ways that (particularly Christian) religious beliefs and practices have influenced western attitudes to nature and the analysis of such ethical issues as population growth, environmental degradation and global warming

University of Toronto Mississauga

RLG 311H5S

World Religions and Ecology

A study of the responses of selected world religious traditions to the emergence of global ecological concerns. Key concepts and tenets of the traditions and their relevance for an examination of the environment crisis

S Sharper

University of Toronto Mississauga

RLG 338Y5Y

Technology, Ethics and the Future of Humanity

The role of technology within various projections of global economic development examined from a Christian ethical perspective. Ethical responses to some of the problems that threaten the future of humanity: poverty, resource depletion, environmental degradation, arms build-up, and the biotechnological revolution.

University of Victoria

ES 314

Philosophy and the Environment

A philosophical investigation of the moral and conceptual dimensions of environmental problems. Different philosophies of the relation between humans and nature will be compared. Some of the topics to be examined are: human wants and human satisfactions; nature and spiritual values; community; human obligations to other animals; defining quality of life.

University of Victoria

ES 321

Ethnoecology

Environmental knowledge systems of indigenous and other local peoples are increasingly recognized as having relevance in understanding and documenting biological diversity and conservation and in undertaking ecological restoration. The different aspects of local and traditional ecological knowledge and their relationships to western academic knowledge are reviewed and the issues and requirements for applying local knowledge in environmental sustainability are explored. This course is a prerequisite for the more advanced courses on ethnobotany and traditional land and resource management.

University of Victoria

ES 404

Discourses of Environmentalism

A seminar examining classic works and persistent themes in North American environmental thought. A study of primary source material and texts by writers such as Thoreau, Austin, Muir, Pinchot, Leopold, Carson, Ellul, Schumacher, Berry, and Shiva

University of Victoria

ES 421

Ethnobotany: Plants and Human Culture

An introduction to the study of the relationship between plants and human cultures, with a focus on the indigenous peoples and environments of northwestern North America. Use of plants as foods, materials and medicines, plant nomenclature and folk classification, and the role of plants in religion and mythology are topics covered. There will be one or more field trips

University of Victoria

ES 423

Traditional Systems of Land and Resource Management

The role of traditional ecological knowledge in the understanding and documentation of the biodiversity of natural systems and their restoration. Examination of how restoration strategies can benefit from the close relationship of Indigenous Peoples to their local environments, and from their knowledge of plants and animals, their habitats and ecological interrelationships, as well as from traditional land and resource management strategies.

University of Victoria

ES 430

Cultural Ecology

Theories concerning the relationship of human groups, culture and environment; cultural systems as the means by which human populations adapt to their environments.

University of Waterloo

RS 100D:
 
 

Christian Ethics

An introduction to Christian ethical theory and practice and their implications for personal and social living. Case studies will investigate sexual morality, business and medical ethics, environmental issues, violence and non-violence, and family life.

Cristina Vanin

University of Waterloo

RS 295A:

The Sacred Earth: Religion and Ecology I

An examination of the past and present effects of Christianity and other world religions on human treatment of the natural world. Historical background, recent debates, and contemporary approaches to the ethical issues will be investigated.

University of Waterloo

RS 295B:

The Sacred Earth: Religion and Ecology 2

An examination of the past and present effects of Christianity and other world religions on human treatment of the natural world. Historical background, recent debates, and contemporary approaches to the ethical issues will be investigated.

University of Waterloo

RS 296A

Spirit in Motion: Secular and Religious Spiritualities Today 1

Exploring changes in spirituality in modern society. Topics include the impact of eastern religions, new cults and sects, healing, psychology, ecological spirituality, women and spirituality, and the spiritual practices of aboriginal peoples on traditional concepts of spirituality.

University of Waterloo

RS 296B

Spirit in Motion: Secular and Religious Spiritualities Today 2

Exploring changes in spirituality in modern society. Topics include the impact of eastern religions, new cults and sects, healing, psychology, ecological spirituality, women and spirituality, and the spiritual practices of aboriginal peoples on traditional concepts of spirituality.

University of Waterloo

RS 351:

Religious Perspectives on the Environmental Crisis

An examination of religious perspectives on the environmental crisis, including an analysis of what the various religious traditions have taught about caring for the created universe. Special attention will be given to the views of the native peoples of Canada on responsibility for the creation, and to religious resources for developing an ethical stance on environmental issues and a respect for nature.

University of Winnipeg

47.2515/3

Ecology and Religion

This course explores the relationship between the religious beliefs and perceptions about nature in the context of Western, Eastern, and indigenous cultures. A critical examination is offered of the ways in which Christian perceptions of nature have influenced the development of western science and technology. As well, the course provides a survey of some contemporary scholarly attempts to relate ecology and religion.