Ode to the Undomesticated: Twenty Years of Encounter By Lucas F. Johnston I was at a crossroads—trying to discern which of two different life pathways I might follow—so I hiked into woods I knew well, settling at the most remote point on the trail to sit with my indecision. The […]
Strategic Provincialization By Kocku von Stuckrad Over twenty years ago, Bron Taylor invited me to join the editorial team of the Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature. Like other authors in this little series of blog posts, I was drawn into the preparations for founding the International Society for the Study […]
Tempus Fugit: Monarchs, Mentors, and Mysteries By Lisa H. Sideris When I reflect on my debt to the International Society for the Study of Religion, Nature, and Culture, what often comes to mind is butterflies. Specifically, monarch butterflies. I don’t recall precisely how or when I became aware of the […]
A Philosopher and 300 Religious Studies Scholars Walk into a Bar By Mark Peterson I’ve been involved with the International Society for the Study of Religion, Nature, and Culture (ISSRNC) almost from the start, beginning with the old membership committee, a handful of presentations, helping out with conference organizing, and […]
Religion, Animals, and Academia By Laura Hobgood As a PhD student in 1994 I thought nobody else found questions of religion and nature both fascinating and incredibly important. Luckily, Belden Lane emerged as my dissertation adviser. He contributed an early voice to religion and nature in North America. Then I […]
Religion, Ritual, and Ecology By Sarah M. Pike I served as ISSRNC’s President from 2015-2018 and was fortunate to take the position after Bron Taylor’s, Kocku von Stuckrad’s, and Laura Hobgood’s leadership had already turned the society into a vibrant community of scholars. During and before my presidency I worked […]
The Origins of the International Society for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture and its Journal By Bron Taylor The idea to create the International Society for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture began in conversations I had with Sarah McFarland Taylor and Rebecca Gould in the late […]
“The Journey of Pachamama” – Dark Green Christianity in West Germany During the 1980s By Maria Schubert and Simon Wiesgickl In 1989, the German theologian Bärbel von Wartenberg-Potter wrote a small book with the title “The Journey of Pachamama.” In her book, she shared her insights from her encounters with […]
The Ecofascist Potentials of Dark Green Religion? By Nathaniel J. P. Barron As Bron Taylor points out on this blog, given the increasing social and political influence of dark green religion, one central aim of a recent conference in Mainz was to question its future prospects. This presented an opportunity […]
Dark Green Religion in Europe: Perilous Specter or Promising Movement? By Bron Taylor In April 2024 a conference titled Dark Green Religion in Europe: History & Impacts; Dangers & Prospects took place at the Leibniz-Institute of European History in Mainz, Germany. For three days scholars wrestled with the argument and […]