A Case for Ignorance By Annika Kraft Ignorance leads a shadowy existence in the modern cultural and scientific history of Europe and the West, which is built on opposites: culture–nature, science–religion, ratio–emotion, knowledge–ignorance. Ignorance tends to be seen as a state that can be overcome and is all too often Read more
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 Read more
Divide and Rule: How the Growing Rift between Peace, Climate, and Social Justice Movements Is Cementing a Ruinous Status Quo By Fabian Scheidler Environmental and peace movements are profoundly divided in many countries today. The Covid crisis and the Ukraine war have further deepened these divisions. Since the Russian invasion Read more
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 Read more
The Impossibility of Consent and Other Problems on Mauna Kea By Greg Johnson This post pertains to the Thirty Meter Telescope project on Mauna Kea (Hawai`i), which the author has written about on this forum previously. For important background and analysis of the dispute, see this forum in Radical History Read more
On Environmental Grief By Kocku von Stuckrad Last week, yet another devastating report about the ecological state of the planet was published: WWF and Zoological Society of London’s biennial Living Planet Report. It confirms (again) that the abundance of birds, fish, amphibians, and reptiles is in freefall, plummeting by 69% Read more
Telescopes, Blind Spots, and Future Horizons on Mauna Kea By Greg Johnson This post pertains to the TMT project on Mauna Kea (Hawai`i), which the author has written about on this forum previously. For important background and analysis of the dispute, see this forum in Radical History Review. On 4 Read more
Extinction Rebellion and the Ritualization of Climate Grief: Performing Species Loss and Putting Climate Justice on the Agenda By Marion Grau Leading up to the Norwegian general election on 13 September 2021, Extinction Rebellion Norway and Sweden engaged in a week-long festival of ‘Nordic Rebellion.’ It included a variety of Read more
Courting Climate Justice in Norway: Reflections on the People vs. Arctic Oil Lawsuit By Marion Grau If you want to see climate policy schizophrenia in action, Norway presents an illuminating case. On the one hand, Norway has a long history of environmental policies. Under the Brundtland government, Norway was a Read more
Mauna Kea Matters: An Experiment in Public Engagement By Greg Johnson Mauna Kea matters. Of this much, I’m very sure. But just how it matters, and to whom, is for me an open question and something I am trying to understand. The dispute currently unfolding in Hawai`i absolutely matters to Read more