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 […]
King Charles: Pagan Green Man? By Bron Taylor On 4 April 2023, at its official website, the British Royal Family revealed the design of the invitation to the Coronation of King Charles. Hand-painted by heraldry artist Andrew Jamieson, the invitation incorporated wildflowers and wildlife, including a unicorn, and symbols representing […]
Decolonizing for the Planetary Community A Counterpoint Conversation at the conference of the International Society for the Study of Religion, Nature, and Culture (ISSRNC) Please join us online for a Counterpoint Conversation and panel discussion at this year’s ISSRNC conference! Conference theme: “After Earth? Religion and Technology on a Changing […]
Under the Radar of Hegemonic Perception: Alternative Spiritualities By Kocku von Stuckrad If you ask people in western Europe and North America if they have confidence in Christianity, economic forecast, astrology, or other providers of meaning, between 20 and 35 per cent favor astrology over Christianity and economic forecast. Astrology, […]
Independence or Interdependence Day? By Bron Taylor Some Europeans came to North America to gain religious freedom. Those who declared independence from England sought freedom from authoritarian rule. Yet these people participated in the genocidal deracination of the continent’s first people and the kidnapping and enslavement of scores of human […]
Blue Religion By Justine M. Bakker “Based on my extremely blurry and perhaps unreliable recollection that he once told me so,” writes David Chidester in his contribution to With This Root About My Person, a recently published collection of essays dedicated to Charles H. Long,, “I have reason to believe […]
How the Soul Became Consciousness By Kocku von Stuckrad The soul is a strange thing. Depending on which expert you trust, you might regard the soul as the immaterial essence of our existence, as a material substance wired into our bodies, or neither, because the soul is too vague to […]