Jennie Joe
on
Nature from the Perspective of Indigenous Religions

 

A member of the Navajo nation, Jenny is a professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine in the College of Medicine (DFCM), University of Arizona, and is also a faculty member in American Indian Studies. She is the Director of the Native American Research and Training Center (NARTC) and is deeply engaged in intercultural activities.

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DISCUSSION QUESTION
Does every religious or spiritual tradition contain some teaching of the sacredness of the Earth and all life? Why is that dimension more central in some traditions?


Related Links:

Quotes from the World's Religions on Nature

Video Meditation on Nature