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The International Society for Science and Religion (ISSR) is pleased to share the Plenary talks from the ISSR 2025 Summer Conference, titled "Ecology between Religions and Sciences: Minds and Bodies in Nature."
The fourth talk in this series was given by Panu Pihkala, adjunct professor of environmental theology in the Faculty of Theology at the University of Helsinki. His talk was titled "Environmental emotions, attitudes, and religion".
This was the fourth of seven Plenary talks at the conference, which publicly launched ISSR's new priority research area on ecology and the environment engaged from the field of science and religion. It was designed to encourage growth on a wide range of topics relevant to religious and scientific engagements with environmental/ecological issues from interdisciplinary angles, including:
• The role of the natural, social, and human sciences in current discourse about climate change
• Diverse religious approaches to environmental issues in world faith traditions, and their history and sociology;
• The relationship between worldview beliefs and environmental emotions, anxieties, actions and commitments;
• Eco-theologies and conceptualizations of the environment;
• Pedagogies of environmental awareness,
• Experiences of nature and official discourses in religious and scientific environmentalisms;
• Planetary intelligence and environmental sensitivity in relation to spiritual intelligence.
View the rest of the Plenary talks in the playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDJNG998NhMIMYQnpl2ZDdUFDTMKHs2gl&si=4pqgAvid0y6w7eGh
We hope that you enjoy and take away positive lessons from these deeply engaging and inspiring talks. These seven Plenary talks comprise a playlist featuring leading thinkers in the field of science and religion who engage with ecological and environmental issues.
ISSR, the premier academic society focused on interdisciplinary learning and research in the fields of science and religion, was established with a global and multi-faith perspective. We invite you to learn more about us and consider becoming an Associate member by visiting our website: https://www.issr.org.uk.
Thank you for joining us. We look forward to seeing you next time on the ISSR YouTube channel.
Anthony K Nairn
www.anthonyknairn.ca
ISSR Executive Assistant
www.issr.org.uk
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