Shifting Epistemologies, Shifting Our Stories—Where Might We Find Hope for a World on the Brink of Climate Catastrophe?
In the early 1990s, David Orr wrote about the epistemological myths of North American culture, and offered ecological literacy as a form of resistance. In the same decade, Parker Palmer confronted dominant epistemologies in religious institutions, and retrieved early Christian frames by way of resis...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:5b899a686c6f4c06a79f770395939fa2 2023-05-15T16:16:31+02:00 Shifting Epistemologies, Shifting Our Stories—Where Might We Find Hope for a World on the Brink of Climate Catastrophe? Mary E. Hess 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/rel13070625 https://doaj.org/article/5b899a686c6f4c06a79f770395939fa2 EN eng MDPI AG https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/13/7/625 https://doaj.org/toc/2077-1444 doi:10.3390/rel13070625 2077-1444 https://doaj.org/article/5b899a686c6f4c06a79f770395939fa2 Religions, Vol 13, Iss 625, p 625 (2022) environmental education religious education indigenous epistemologies storytelling exercises story categories adult development Religions. Mythology. Rationalism BL1-2790 article 2022 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/rel13070625 2022-12-30T23:49:03Z In the early 1990s, David Orr wrote about the epistemological myths of North American culture, and offered ecological literacy as a form of resistance. In the same decade, Parker Palmer confronted dominant epistemologies in religious institutions, and retrieved early Christian frames by way of resistance. One was writing through the lens of environmental science, and one through the lens of the desert mothers and fathers of Christian history. Neither acknowledged the First Nations, Metis and Inuit epistemologies which offered similarly contesting frames. It may be too late, yet even in a moment of climate catastrophe there is hope that shifting our forms of knowing can invite pedagogical practices that transform our communities. This essay will articulate the congruence between these disparate and diverse stances as sacred ground within which to root embodied, theologically astute pedagogies for the 21st century. Several pragmatic exercises that have emerged as fruitful for learners seeking to embody compelling counter narratives are also offered. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations inuit Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Religions 13 7 625 |
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In the early 1990s, David Orr wrote about the epistemological myths of North American culture, and offered ecological literacy as a form of resistance. In the same decade, Parker Palmer confronted dominant epistemologies in religious institutions, and retrieved early Christian frames by way of resistance. One was writing through the lens of environmental science, and one through the lens of the desert mothers and fathers of Christian history. Neither acknowledged the First Nations, Metis and Inuit epistemologies which offered similarly contesting frames. It may be too late, yet even in a moment of climate catastrophe there is hope that shifting our forms of knowing can invite pedagogical practices that transform our communities. This essay will articulate the congruence between these disparate and diverse stances as sacred ground within which to root embodied, theologically astute pedagogies for the 21st century. Several pragmatic exercises that have emerged as fruitful for learners seeking to embody compelling counter narratives are also offered. |
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