Interfaith Environmental Justice for Changemakers

This course is 100% online, scheduled, appropriate for adult learners from various educational backgrounds, and instructed by Alabama Interfaith Power & Light Program and Policy, Director Kyle Crider and The People’s Justice Council Executive Director, Rev. Michael Malcom. It includes live interactions with the instructor and classmates and learners respond to 4-5 questions each week.

Learners in the course will accomplish the following:

1. Survey world religions and philosophies,

2. Apply interdisciplinary theory and interfaith perspectives to environmental justice,

3. Develop global understandings of environmental justice issues,

4. Apply knowledge of environmental justice to relevant home contexts, and

5. Apply knowledge of environmental justice to contemplative, ritual, and meditative practices.

Course Outline

WEEK 1: A BRIEF HISTORY OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE (EJ)
01 May 2022
Explore definitions of environmental justice, global examples of environmental injustice, and various theological and philosophical perspectives.
1.1 Welcome and Overview
1.2 Environmental Justice and Injustice
1.3 Theological and Philosophical Perspectives
1.4 Journaling and Discussion
1.5 Environmental Justice Resources

WEEK 2: IT STARTS WITH US (THE BIG QUESTIONS)
08 May 2022
For Environmental Justice to occur, change must occur, and change starts with us. Let’s start by asking ourselves three big questions.
2.1 Three Big Questions
2.2 How Have Others Answered These Questions?
2.3 The Experifaith Model
2.4 Journaling and Discussion
2.5 Big Question (Stoic, Experifaith) Resources

WEEK 3: HOW TO IKIGAI
15 May 2022
How a Venn diagram can help you find meaning and purpose in life… and quite possibly live longer.
3.1 Finding Life’s “Sweet Spot”
3.2 Philosophical Explorations
3.3 Theological Explorations
3.4 Journaling and Discussion
3.5 Ikigai (etc.) Resources

WEEK 4: MAKING TIME FOR WHAT IS IMPORTANT
22 May 2022
Are you sacrificing what is truly important for what is simply urgent? We present tools you can use to make time for what is important.
4.1 The Eisenhower Matrix
4.2 Journaling, and Other Tools You Can Use
4.3 Spiritual Practices
4.4 Journaling and Discussion
4.5 Making Time Resources

WEEK 5: EXPLORING FAITH, CARE OF CREATION, AND Environmental Justice
29 May 2022
Putting it all together.
5.1 Putting it All Together
5.2 Journaling and Discussion
5.3 Putting it All Together Resources

WEEK 6: FAITH/PHILOSOPHY IN PRACTICE (PRAXIS)
05 Jun 2022
Putting it into practice.
6.1 Putting It into Practice
6.2 Benediction
6.3 Master Interfaith Environmental Justice Resource List
Learner Evaluation
Certificate of Completion

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