Hood Theological Seminary

https://www.hoodseminary.edu/

Hood Theological Seminary proceeds in its work related to climate and environment with a new emphasis on cultivation through, “Soils and Souls in Dialogue.” A previous pilot project in climate engagement at Hood developed an engagement with soil science and environmental history, using the life of George Washington Carver as a model for Afro-American science-theology dialogue. The project’s leader, Dr. Sharon Grant, is using the new grant to support congregations across geographies, connecting historically black churches in North Carolina and Texas through commitments to permaculture and discussions around community experiences of climate and environmental change. The medicinal garden projects are being developed as sites of embodied practice that can integrate bible study, African spirituality, and ecology. The grant also supports and incorporates an undergraduate course on Ecowomanism at Texas Lutheran University.

Contact information

Dr. Sharon J. Grant
Assistant Professor of the History of Christianity, Founding Director of the Interfaith Council International Center of Faith, Science and History (ICFSH)
sgrant@hoodseminary.edu
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