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Together with Vanderbilt Divinity School's Lifelong Learning program, Tennessee Interfaith Power and Light, and the Creation Care Ministry of the Tennessee-Western Kentucky Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, we are organizing an eco-justice teach-in titled "Liberating People, Planet, and Religion." When: April 12, 2025 Location: Second Presbyterian Church, Nashville, TN (with a virtual option for those not in Nashville or Davidson County area). Timing: 9:30am - 3:30pm CT, with light breakfast and lunch served. Cost: Suggested donation of $20 which can be made here. **Be sure to select “Other” and type in “Wendland-Cook Program in Religion and Justice”.

Welcome to "Religion and Justice," a podcast brought to you by the Wendland-Cook Program in Religion and Justice at Vanderbilt Divinity School. Hosted by Gabby Lisi (she/they/he) and George Schmidt (he/him/ours), we explore the intersections ...

In this video Ps. Cliff and Dr. Joerg Rieger discuss how theology intersects with real-world situations in economics and labour

The Christian left in the United States once wove solidarity into the fabric of social change, uniting diverse movements under a common cause. Drawing on this ethos could help anchor today’s struggles to bridge divisions and build collective power.

Too often housing focuses on the what—more buildings, new zoning rules. It’s time to focus on the who, and empower renters to take charge through tenant unions.

The AFL-CIO, Bargaining for the Common Good and the Wendland-Cook Project at Vanderbilt are partnering to launch Spirit + Solidarity; an organizing training program for clergy and seminary students to learn concrete organizing skills to engage congregations in campaigns for economic and racial justice. It will be held June 15th - 20th 2025 at Vanderbilt Divinity School. For more information, contact Ash Hagerty at ashenhagerty@gmail.com Multiple full scholarships + travel support are available

DIV 7083 Changing Climates: Religion, Ethics, Ecology, and Economics Travel Seminar to Ekvn Yefolecv (Native American Ecovillage, https://www.ekvn-yefolecv.org) June 7-14, 2025 Instructor Dr. Joerg Rieger, Distinguished Professor of Theology, Director of the Wendland-Cook Program in Relig...

Historically religious engagements with economy and ecology have placed emphasis on individual morality. Contributors to this volume question this approach considering the urgency of climate chang...