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Climate Change Seminar - Religion and Climate Change

Monday, May 8, 2017 at 2:55pm to 4:10pm

Warren Hall, B25

Summary:

Religion, especially Christianity, and science have a fraught relationship because of multiple well-publicized historical clashes (e.g.,creation vs. evolution) that shape the current debate in Christian circles about climate change and fuel some climate change deniers. However if science provides a foundation for environmental management, and if religion is one potential motivation for environmentalism, then society would benefit from a détente between religion and ecology. To have integrity and lasting influence, however, a relationship must be based on mutual understanding and respect (and not only on instrumental motivations). I summarize some of the historical tension points between science and Christianity in the US, and identify opportunities for increased intellectual understanding and application.

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The 2017 Cornell University Climate Change Seminar meets Monday afternoons through May 8. This university-wide seminar provides important views on the critical issue of climate change, drawing from many perspectives and disciplines. Experts from both Cornell University and other universities will present an overview of the science of climate change and climate change models, the implications for agriculture, ecosystems, and food systems, and provide important economic, ethical, and policy insights on the issue.

The seminar is free and open to the Cornell and Ithaca Community at large, and will be available via Zoom Webinar.

Organized and sponsored by the Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, the Cornell Institute for Climate Smart Solutions, and the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future

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Event Type

Seminar

Departments

Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability, Sustainability

Tags

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Website

http://www.atkinson.cornell.edu/event...

Speaker

Dr. David Lodge

Speaker Affiliation

Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Climate

Recent Activity

D Rossiter

D Rossiter 5/8/2017

Please do not use the loaded term "climate change deniers", which is a clear link to "holocaust denier", when describing people who do not agree with the "consensus" position that the extent and causes of climate variability and trends are not settled questions. The "denier" term has clear historical association.