Course: East Asian Religions & Ecology
Modules:
Land Acknowledgement - John Grim and Mary Evelyn Tucker, Course Overview: East Asian Religions and Ecology - John Grim and Mary Evelyn Tucker, Personal Introduction - Mary Evelyn Tucker, Personal Introduction - John Grim
Guest Lecture - Modern Chinese Environmental Challenges - Cheng Li, Mayfair Yang, “Religious Environmentalism in China.” Interview by Mary Evelyn Tucker, (Optional) Annping Chin, “Revival of Confucianism in Contemporary China.” Interview by Mary Evelyn Tucker, Lecture - What is Religion? - Mary Evelyn Tucker, Lecture - Introduction to the Study of Religion and Ecology - John Grim and Mary Evelyn Tucker
Lecture - Confucian Worldview: From Concentric Circles to Communal Ritual - Mary Evelyn Tucker, Lecture - Confucian Worldview: From Education to Cosmological Integration - Mary Evelyn Tucker, Annping Chin, “Life of Confucius and the Influence of the Analects.” Interview by Mary Evelyn Tucker, Annping Chin, “Commentary on Passages in the Analects.” Interview by Mary Evelyn Tucker, Lecture - What is Confucianism? - Mary Evelyn Tucker, Lecture - Early Confucian Texts as a Religious Ecology - John Grim and Mary Evelyn Tucker, Lecture - Neo-Confucian Texts as a Religious Cosmology - John Grim and Mary Evelyn Tucker
Lecture - What is Confucian Spirituality? - Mary Evelyn Tucker, Jonathan Lee, “Reflections on Ch’i/Qi: Meditations in the Garden”, Lecture - Summary: Concentric Circles, Historical Periods, Cosmology - Mary Evelyn Tucker
Lecture - Dao as Way: Laozi and the Daodejing - John Grim, Chen Xia, “Daoism and Ecological Civilization in China.” Interview by Mary Evelyn Tucker, Lecture - Comparison of Confucianism and Daoism - John Grim and Mary Evelyn Tucker, Lecture - Readings from Daoist Scriptures: Laozi - John Grim and Mary Evelyn Tucker, Lecture - Readings from Daoist Scriptures: Zhuangzi - John Grim and Mary Evelyn Tucker
Lecture - Schools of Daoism into the Present: Key Terms and Concepts - John Grim, (Optional) Lecture - Schools of Daoism into the Present: Ordination, Visualization, and Meditation - John Grim, Livia Kohn, “Ecological Dimensions of Daoism.” Interview by Mary Evelyn Tucker, James Miller, “Daoist Embodiment and Inner Cultivation.” Interview by John Grim
Lecture - The Life of the Buddha and His Teachings - Mary Evelyn Tucker, Lecture - Diverse Expressions of Buddhism in Art Across Asia - Mary Evelyn Tucker, Lecture - Buddhist Schools and Scriptures: Introduction - John Grim and Mary Evelyn Tucker, Lecture - Buddhist Schools and Scriptures: T’ien t'ai and the Lotus Sutra - John Grim and Mary Evelyn Tucker, Lecture - Buddhist Schools and Scriptures: Hua Yen, Pure Land, and Vajrayana - John Grim and Mary Evelyn Tucker, Lecture - Buddhist Schools and Scriptures: Ch’an and Zen - John Grim and Mary Evelyn Tucker
Dan Smyer Yu, “Tibetan Buddhism and Religious Environmentalism in the Himalayas.” Interview by Mary Evelyn Tucker, (Optional) Dan Smyer Yu and Pema Tashi, “Embrace”, Dekila Chungyalpa, “Wisdom, Compassion, and Environmental Practices in Tibetan Buddhism.” Interview by Mary Evelyn Tucker, Guest Lecture - Adventures on the Roof of the World: The Quest for Human-Wildlife Coexistence - Gao Yufang
Lecture - Gion Matsuri: A Ritual of Pollution and Purification - Mary Evelyn Tucker., Lecture - Kurozumikyō: A Shinto Tradition Oriented Toward the Sun - Mary Evelyn Tucker, Munemichi Kurozumi, “Kurozumikyō and the Ecological Dimensions of Shinto.” Interview by Mary Evelyn Tucker, Lecture - Korean Shamanism and Ecology - John Grim.
Course Conclusion: East Asian Religions & Ecology - Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim