Nazarene Theological Seminary - Science for Seminaries

Nazarene Theological Seminary

https://www.nts.edu/

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Nazarene Theological Seminary’s (NTS) Climate Informed Communities project is focused on resourcing emerging and current Christian leaders to be better informed about climate science and better prepared to engage climate issues with intelligibility and faithfulness. The project is driven by the assumption that Christian leaders (pastors, directors, lay ministers) a) must necessarily engage climate science as they respond to the social, cultural, political, and economic landscapes of their contexts, b) are frequently under-resourced or misdirected/misguided by politicized and sensationalized sources with regard to climate science, and c) are genuinely seeking to be informed leaders who can guide their communities in faithful and credible engagement on climate science topics. Specific activities include faculty forums on climate science course integration, a video resource for Christian leaders disseminated through NTS’s Praxis platform, a learning day event for students and broader constituents, and pedagogical and course adjustments to enhance climate science engagement in core courses.

Contact information

Dr. Josh Sweeden
Professor of Church and Society
jsweeden@nts.edu
Derek Davis
Assoc. Dean of Academic Programs and Instructor of Biblical Languages
dldavis@nts.edu
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In furtherance of the AAAS mission of advancing science in service to society, AAAS|DoSER’s role in the Science for Seminaries project is to support efforts to integrate science into seminary education. AAAS|DoSER does not advise on or endorse the theological content of the participating seminaries.