Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries, as part of its environmental lecture series, is presenting two panel discussions with respected spiritual leaders to examine the role of spirituality in protecting the environment at the Institute’s Center for Environmental Innovation and Education at Denning’s Point in Beacon, NY. The talks, which will encourage lively and engaging discussion amongst Christian, Jewish, Buddhist and Islamic theologians, are designed to transcend differences amongst belief systems to find common points of intersection and hope.
The first discussion will take place on Thursday, July 21, 2011 at 7 pm with Brigid Driscoll, Ph.D., RSHM, former President of Marymount College, now actively involved at the U.N., and Rabbi Lawrence Troster, Rabbinic Scholar-in-Residence for Greenfaith. They will explore the similarities and differences between Christian and Jewish sacred texts and traditions as they relate to environmental challenges within the context of today’s world, as well as examine the role of humans as stewards of the earth. Beacon Institute’s John Cronin, an internationally renowned environmentalist and a former Thomas Merton Fellow, will moderate the discussion. Online registration for this free event is encouraged at www.bire.org/events.
