EVR 3020

Session 10: Ecological Pragmatism:

Convergence, Conservation, Preservation & Householding

Reading Assignment: Edward Wimberley Nested Ecology, Chapter 7; Attfield, Robin, (2018) Chapter 3: "Future Generations." and Chapter 5 "Sustainability & Preservation," Edward Wimberley (2008) "Conservationism, Preservationism, and Environmentalism Convergent and Divergent Theological Foundations," Journal of Religion and Society. Supplement Series 3, p. 66-95.

Video Assignment: A New Type of Conservation: Breaking Free of Two Myths About Nature - Peter Kareiva; Theodore Roosevelt: Conserving America's Future; New Age of Conservation; The Wildlife Trusts (UK); Gifford Pinchot: Conservation Hero; Gifford Pinchot - Chief of the U.S. Forest Service; Gifford Pinchot: America's Forester; Biography of Gifford Pinchot: Seeking the Greatest Good;John Muir and Hetch Hetchy (1)(2)(3) Biography of John Muir; Green Fire: The Life & Legacy of Aldo Leopold; AND The American Experience: Teddy Roosevelt

Homework Assignment:

1. Explain what Wimberley means by householding as an approach to living within the constraints of natural resources and environments.
2. What is the moral standing owed future generations and how can pragmatic approaches to environmental management vouchsafe the interests of these generations?
3. What does "discounting future interests" entail?
4. What are the UN Sustainable Development Goals?
5. Compare and contrast the contributions of John Muir and Gifford Pinchot to the current environmental movements of our day.
6. Describe how Gifford Pinchot's theology informed his approach to conservationism?
7. Compare and contrast Pinchot's spiritual perspective on the environment to that of John Muir.
8. What contributions did Theodore Roosevelt make to our nation's environmental heritage and what as his relationship with Gifford Pinchot?