Summer 2008 Workshop

June 3rd

Session 1 (Chair, Bill Sullivan)

1 pm

Opening remarks – Karen Carney (Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, U of I)

Welcome by Ken Cuffey and Robert McKim

1:20-2

Val Beasley (Professor of Veterinary Biosciences, U of I), “Disentangling the Wreck at the Intersection of Ecosystems, Biodiversity, and Health”

(A video recording of this talk is available in four parts on YouTube. The first part, and links to the other parts, can be found by clicking here.)

2-2:40

Ken Cuffey (Professor of Biblical Studies, Urbana Theological Seminary), “An Eco-Theology of the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible"

(A video recording of this talk is available in four parts on YouTube. The first part, and links to the other parts, can be found by clicking here.)

2:40-3:20

Robert McKim (Professor of Religion and of Philosophy, U of I), “Some questions about belief in God and about dealing with our global environmental problems”

(A video recording of this talk is available in four parts on YouTube. The first part, and links to the other parts, can be found by clicking here.)

3:20-4

George Fisher (Professor Emeritus of Geology, Johns Hopkins University), “Biblical and Ecological Paths to Human Flourishing”

(A video recording of this talk is available in four parts on YouTube. The first part, and links to the other parts, can be found by clicking here.)

4-4:15  Break

4:15-4:45  Small group discussion (leaders: Todd Daly, Eric Freyfogle, Bruce Hannon, Ken Howell)

4:45-5:45  Whole group discussion

6:30  Dinner at the home of Bill Sullivan

June 4th  

Session 2 (Chair, Eric Freyfogle)

9-9:40

Sue Kieffer (Professor of Geology and Physics, U of I), “Natural Versus Stealth Disasters”

9:40-10:20

Michael Scoville (Doctoral student in Philosophy, U of I), “The Commodification of Nature & Nonhumans: some ethical, political & ontological considerations"

(A video recording of this talk is available in three parts on YouTube. The first part, and links to the other parts, can be found by clicking here.)

10:20-11

Ken Cuffey (Professor of Biblical Studies, Urbana Theological Seminary), “An Eco-theology of the New Testament”

(A video recording of this talk is available in four parts on YouTube. The first part, and links to the other parts, can be found by clicking here.)

11-11:15  Small group discussion (leaders: Robert McKim, Bill Nebo, Gretel Van Wieren, Don Wuebbles)

11:15-12  Whole group discussion

12-2  Lunch 

Session 3 (Chair, Gretel Van Wieren)

2-2:40

Don Wuebbles (Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, U of I), “Potential Impacts of Climate Change on the Midwest”

(A video recording of this talk is available in four parts on YouTube. The first part, and links to the other parts, can be found by clicking here.) 

2:40-3:20

Bill Sullivan (Director of the Environmental Council, U of I), “The Value of Ecosystem Services”

(A video recording of this talk is available in four parts on YouTube. The first part, and links to the other parts, can be found by clicking here.)

3:20-4

Todd Daly (Assistant Professor of Theology and Ethics, Urbana Theological Seminary), “An Incarnational View of Nature” 

(A video recording of this talk is available in four parts on YouTube. The first part, and links to the other parts, can be found by clicking here.) 

4-4:15  Break

4:15-4:45  Small group discussion (leaders: Val Beasley, Ken Cuffey, George Fisher, Sue Kieffer)

4:45-5:45  Whole group discussion

7:30  Movie: Renewal; follow-up discussion & reviews

(You can order a copy of Renewal at The Regeneration Project website.)

June 5th

Session 4 (Chair, Ken Howell)

9-9:40

Larry Berger (Professor of Animal Sciences, U of I), “Food and Fuel”

9:40-10:20

Bruce Hannon (Professor of Geography, U of I), “A sense of place, and what my sense of place means to me"

(A video recording of this talk is available in four parts on YouTube. The first part, and links to the other parts, can be found by clicking here. Also, you can download a copy of this paper by clicking here.)

10:20-11

Gretel Van Wieren (Doctoral student in Religion, Yale), “Restoring the human-nature connection"

(A video recording of this talk is available in four parts on YouTube. The first part, and links to the other parts, can be found by clicking here.)

11-11:15  Small group discussion (leaders: Larry Berger, Brian Sauder, Michael Scoville, Bill Sullivan)

11:15-12  Whole group discussion  

12-1  Lunch

Session 5 (Chair, Todd Daly)

1-1:40

Brian Sauder (M.Div. student, Urbana Theological Seminary), “How to implement in our churches what we have learned at this Workshop”

(A video recording of this talk is available in two parts on YouTube. The first part, and a link to the other part, can be found by clicking here.)

1:40-2:30

Further discussion of practical applications. Panel: Bill Nebo, Gretel Van Wieren, Brian Sauder, Eric Freyfogle

2:30-2:40

Fill out reviews 

2;40-3:30

Final group discussion: plans for the future (co-hosts: Ken Cuffey & Robert McKim)