CIIS Ecology, Spirituality, and Religion Program

CIIS Ecology, Spirituality, and Religion Program Earth-centered scholarship and activism We live in the midst of one of the greatest transitions in Earth's history.

Humanity, having become a planetary force, is now shaping both its own future and the long-term future of millions of species of life. This decisive process occupies the most creative personalities of our time. One of the most significant recent developments is the engagement of our spiritual traditions in this transformation of consciousness and society. When the moral force of the world's religi

ons combines with the depth understanding of ecology, humanity will find itself in the very center of that profoundly mysterious process by which the Earth Community is revitalizing itself.

01/18/2026

Check out this exciting upcoming event featuring Kimberly Carfore and Christiana Zenner!

Wild Women and Just Water brings together two leading voices in religion, ecology, and ethics for a wide-ranging public conversation on how women’s leadership, ecological knowledge, and moral imagination can help us face the challenges of the 21st century. The event is free, open to the public, and will be livestreamed.

Event Details: 12 February 2026; 9:30pm EST | 8:30pm CST | 7:30pm MST | 6:30pm PST

Register Here:
https://app.groupize.com/organizations/university-of-alberta-5ee56bd5-25a5-4b48-b9d5-4f1171a9c70f/events/wild-women-and-just-water-a-ronning-centre-conversation

11/20/2025

If you will be at , don't forget to check out the Religion, Nature, and Ecology reception on Friday evening! Hope to see you there!

11/18/2025

🌲 Our Integrative Seminar is a culminating part of our MA students’ degree. This is a capstone project that culminates in the MA Symposium, featured in this post. Here we have a snippet from Tami Codianne-Miller’s work, “Reimagining the World: One Home at a Time.” Check out our YouTube channel to see the full clip. Enjoy! 🌲

11/18/2025

The long read: As GenAI becomes the primary way to find information, local and traditional wisdom is being lost. And we are only beginning to realise what we’re missing

11/14/2025

"we have to challenge the paradigm and philosophy and policies that have come out of religion [...] the concept of dominion is the concept we have to challenge if we are going to achieve rights of Mother Earth."

11/13/2025

🪐 Enjoy this clip of our MA Symposium! Here we have Christo Mare presenting his work, “Influencing Planetary Evolution Through the Power of NonDual Metaphysics.” 🪐

11/11/2025

🌱 Enjoy this brief snippet from Dr. Kia Shnette Jones who defended her dissertation earlier this year. This dissertation is titled, WHITENESS AT THE END OF THE WORLD: RESISTING THE THRILL OF THE APOCALYPSE.” 🌱

🪼 Spring 2026 Course Announcement: Decolonizing Ecologies with Dr. Charlotte Saenz 🪼 Course Description: This course tak...
11/06/2025

🪼 Spring 2026 Course Announcement: Decolonizing Ecologies with Dr. Charlotte Saenz 🪼

Course Description: This course takes a critical view of conventional conceptions of “Nature” inherent in modernist Eurocentric thought. An interdisciplinary and decolonizing approach considers Indigenous epistemologies and practices based on relationships between people, other beings, territories, and conceptions of time. This course is grounded in readings, discussion, exercises involving interactions with one’s environment, and a semester-long investigation of place.
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Featured Texts:
Maya Forest Garden: Eight Millennia of Sustainable Cultivation of the Tropical Woodlands by Anabel Ford and Ronald Nigh.
Fathoms: The World in the Whale by Rebecca Giggs.
Biopiracy: The Plunder of Nature and Knowledge by Vandana Shiva.
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer.
🪼 Will you be taking this course next semester?

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