Ecological Worldviews

Human responses to a living Earth community

For millennia, humans have engaged in creative expressions such as storytelling, art, music, and ritual as part of their experience of kinship with nature. Today, the widespread objectification of nature and human separation have wrought many ecological challenges affecting the planet. There is a deep yearning to renew our interconnections and rekindle a sense of belonging to the Earth community. Ecological Worldviews invites you to explore ancestral and contemporary orientations within place and culture. This section presents a diversity of spiritual and philosophical traditions and lifeways that affirm the interdependencies of life. Join us in this dialogue of worldviews to foster and deepen an appreciation for both the biological and spiritual dimensions of our shared journey. The Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology website offers further resources for exploration and engagement on the ecological teachings and practices of the world’s religions.