| Program:
May
11-14, 2000 Yale University: The Good in Nature and Humanity
Thursday,
May 11
Friday,
May 12
Saturday,
May 13
Sunday,
May 14
***
Last Update 5/10/00: Secretary of Interior Bruce Babbitt will offer his
keynote presentation at lunch on Friday at 12:30 pm in Commons. Wendell
Berry's keynote presentation will remain the same. ***
| Thursday,
May 11th |
Opening
Session |
Yale
University |
| 4:30
- 7:00 pm |
Registration |
Foyer
of Law School Auditorium |
| 5:30
- 5:45 pm |
Announcements |
Law
School Auditorium |
| 5:45
- 6:00 pm |
Dedication
and prayer
Rev. R. William Franklin
Dean, Berkeley Divinity School |
Law
School Auditorium |
| 6:00
- 6:30 pm |
Welcome
James Gustave Speth
Dean, Yale School of Forestry
& Environmental Studies
Rev. Richard Wood
Dean, Yale Divinity School
William Meadows
President, The Wilderness Society |
Law
School Auditorium |
| 6:30
- 7:00 pm |
The
challenge of the meeting
Stephen Kellert
Professor, Yale School of Forestry
& Environmental Studies |
Law
School Auditorium |
| 6:30
- 7:00 pm |
Opening
Plenary Presentations: |
Law
School Auditorium |
| 7:00
- 7:45 pm |
How
can scientific understandings of nature contribute to moral, spiritual,
and religious wholeness and well being?
Ursula Goodenough
Washington University |
Law
School Auditorium |
| 7:45
- 8:30 pm |
How
can spirituality enhance our understanding of creation?
Paul Gorman
National Religious Partnership for the
Environment |
Law
School Auditorium |
| 8:30
- 9:30 pm |
Opening
Reception |
President's
Room,
Woosley
Hall |
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| Friday,
May 12th |
Scientific
and Spiritual Perspectives of Nature and Humanity |
Yale
University |
| 7:30
- 10:00 am |
Registration |
Davies
Foyer |
| 8:00
am - 4:30 pm |
Display,
message board, Sunday activity signups |
Davies
Foyer |
| 8:00
- 8:30 am |
Coffee
and pastry |
Davies
Foyer |
| 8:30
- 9:00 am |
What
can science tell us about the value and good of nature?
Gary Paul Nabhan
Sonoran Desert Museum / Native Seeds |
SSS
114 |
| 9:00
- 9:30 am |
Do
spiritual and religious perspectives of creation complement scientific
understandings of nature?
Calvin Dewitt
Au Sable Institute |
SSS
114 |
| 9:30
- 10:00 am |
Can
values and ethics emerge from the quality of our relations to nature?
Stephen Kellert
Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies |
SSS
114 |
| 10:00
- 10:30 am |
Human
Ethics and Spiritually-Informed Ethics of Nature
Seyyed Hossein Nasr
George Washington University |
SSS
114 |
| 10:30
- 11:00 am |
Coffee
break |
Davies
Foyer |
| 11:00
- 12:00 pm |
Audience
discussion |
SSS
114 |
| 12:00
- 1:30 pm |
Cafeteria
lunch |
Commons |
| 12:30
- 1:15 pm |
Faith
and Reason in an Age of Spiritual Doubt and Environmental Destruction
Bruce Babbit
Secretary, U.S. Department of Interior |
Commons |
| 1:30
- 2:00 pm |
A
Natural Ethic
Lynn Margulis
University of Massachusetts
Dorion Sagan
Writer |
SSS
114 |
| 2:00
- 2:30 pm |
Can
religious and spiritual identity contribute to an understanding of nature
and humanity?
Margaret Farley
Yale Divinity School |
SSS
114 |
| 2:30
- 3:00 pm |
Can
the health and integrity of natural systems bear on the moral self?
Sylvia Earle
Deep Ocean Exploration and Research |
SSS
114 |
| 3:00
- 3:30 pm |
Do
varying religious traditions differ or cohere in their perspectives of
nature?
Mary Evelyn Tucker
Bucknell University
Forum on Religion and Ecology |
SSS
114 |
| 3:30
- 4:00 pm |
Refreshment
break |
Davies
Foyer |
| 4:00
- 5:00 pm |
Audience
discussion |
SSS
114 |
| 6:30
- 7:00 pm |
Reception |
Commons |
| 7:00
- 8:30 pm |
Dinner |
Commons |
| 8:30
- 9:30 pm |
Keynote
Presentation
The
Idea of a Local Economy
Wendell Berry
Author |
Commons |
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Saturday,
May 13th
|
Linking
Spiritual and Scientific Perspectives with an Environmental Ethic |
Yale
University |
| 7:30
- 10:00 am |
Registration |
Davies
Foyer |
| 8:00
am - 12:30 pm |
Display,
message board, Sunday activity signups |
Davies
Foyer |
| 8:00
- 8:45 am |
The
Challenge
Robert Perschel
The Wilderness Society |
SSS
114 |
|
Bringing
Environmental and Spiritual Practitioners Together with Resource Practitioners |
|
| 9:00
am - 12:00 pm |
Forestry:
Introduction
and Facilitation
Robert Perschel
Practitioners:
Ross Morgan, Forester
Jamie Pinkham, Forester
Rev. Brendan Whitaker, Forester |
Bowers
Auditorium |
| 9:00
am - 12:00 pm |
Agriculture:
Introduction
and Facilitation
Wes Jackson
The Land Institute
Practitioners:
Wendall Berry, Author
Nancy Vogelsburg Bush, Farmer
David Kline, Farmer
Charlie Melander, Farmer |
Davies
Auditorium |
| 9:00
am - 12:00 pm |
Commercial
Fishing:
Introduction
and Facilitation
Carl Safina
National Audubon Society
Practitioners:
Dick Allen, Lobsterman
Henry Lovejoy, Fisherman
Paul Parker, Fisherman
Dave Preble, Charter boat captain |
OML
205 |
| 10:30
- 10:45 am |
Coffee
break |
All
locations |
| 12:00
- 1:30 pm |
Buffet
lunch |
Donaldson
Commons |
|
Bringing
Environmental and Spiritual Practitioners Together with Resource Practitioners |
|
| 1:30
- 4:30 pm |
Architecture
-- Landscape Architecture:
Introduction
and Facilitation
Sim Van der Ryn
Ecological Design Institute
Practitioners:
Randolph Croxton, Croxton
Collaborative Architects
Donald Watson, Architect
Richard Walthers, Prairie Fish Design |
Bowers
Auditorium |
| 1:30
- 4:30 pm |
Land
Development:
Introduction
and Facilitation
Strachan Donnelley
The Hastings Center
Practitioners:
Gerald Adelman, Openlands Project
J. Ronald Engel, Meadville/Lombard
Theological School
Paul Heltne, Chicago Academy of Sciences
George and Vicky Ranney, Civic leaders
Judith Stockdale, Gaylord and Dorothy
Donnelley Foundation |
Davies
Auditorium |
| 1:30
- 4:30 pm |
Outdoor
Recreation:
Introduction
and Facilitation
John Gans
National Outdoor Leadership School
Practitioners:
Jack Bierwirth, Outward Bound
Charles Cartwright, Carlsbad Caverns
National Park
Greg Lais, Wilderness Inquiry
Laura Ordway, Camp Winona |
OML
205 |
| 3:00
- 3:15 pm |
Refreshment
break |
All
locations |
| 5:30
- 6:00 pm |
Shuttle
bus to Edgerton Park |
See
separate shuttle bus schedule in conference packet. |
| 6:00
- 7:30 pm |
Dinner |
Edgerton
Park |
| 7:00
- 10:30 pm |
A
Celebration of Spirit, Science, and Nature
Kaiulani Lee, Playwright, actress
Barry Lopez, Author
Terry Tempest Williams, Author
Joseph Bruchac, Author
Paul Winter Consort, Musicians |
Edgerton
Park |
| 10:30
pm |
Return
shuttle bus to area hotels |
|
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Sunday,
May
14th |
Personal
and Social Reflections |
Yale
University |
| 7:30
am |
Shuttle
bus to events |
See
shuttle bus schedule. |
| 8:00
- 10:00 pm |
Experiential
Events
Bird
Walk
Hike
Worship |
|
| 10:00
- 10:30 am |
Message
board and snack |
Edgerton
Park |
| 10:00
- 10:30 am |
Shuttle
bus to Edgerton Park |
See
shuttle bus schedule. |
10:30
am - 12:00 pm
and
1:00
- 2:00 pm |
Networking
and Affinity Groups
Clergy
and Spiritual Groups
Natural
Resource and Land Management Groups
Community
Groups
Yale
Institutional and Curriculum Development Group
Others
(see message board) |
Edgerton
Park |
| 12:00
- 1:00 pm |
Lunch |
Edgerton
Park |
| 2:00
- 3:00 pm |
Farewell
and Reflections
Paul Gorman, National Religious Partnership for the Environment
Robert Perschel, The Wilderness Society
Richard Wood, Dean, Yale Divinity School
Stephen Kellert, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
Audience
remarks |
Edgerton
Park |
| 3:00
pm |
Return
shuttle bus to area hotels |
|
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