An evening of theological reflection and conversation on what it means to cultivate hope at a point in time when the impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss are increasingly apparent. The evening will begin with a keynote talk from Dr Mari Joerstad, Academic Dean at the Vancouver School of Theology and author of The Hebrew Bible and Environmental Ethics. Responses from a preselected panel and questions from the audience will follow.
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Mari Joerstad, Academic Dean and Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible at the Vancouver School of Theology
Dr. Joerstad is a biblical scholar, whose research focuses on ecology, land, migration and belonging in the Hebrew Bible. She received her BA from the University of Toronto, a Master of Religion from the Toronto School of Theology (Wycliffe College), and a PhD from Duke University, where she studied with Ellen Davis. A revised version of her dissertation, entitled The Hebrew Bible and Environmental Ethics: Humans, Nonhumans, and the Living Landscape, was published by Cambridge University Press in 2019. Mari grew up in Norway, but moved to Toronto as a teenager.
Panel:
- Zoe Matties, A Rocha Manitoba Program Manager
- Rick Faw, A Rocha Canada Director of Education
