“Climate, Catastrophe and Faith: How Changes in Climate Drive Religious Upheaval—Part II” by Philip Jenkins – an online presentation hosted by CSRS

Climate, Catastrophe and Faith: How Changes in Climate Drive Religious Upheaval—Part II
Philip Jenkins

Tuesday, October 25
5:00-6:00 p.m. PT
*online only*
Join us via Zoom: uvic.ca/csrs/events

Climate events have shaped religious history. Those precedents have critical lessons for understanding contemporary and near future climate change, and its likely impact. In the worst case, such environmental crises could provoke a calamitous wave of religious wars, persecutions, and pogroms. We might expecta thirst for religious explanations of the disasters, and a fresh openness to apocalyptic and millenarian preaching. We would also expect waves of migrants and refugees, bearing these new beliefs and insights.

Philip Jenkins is Distinguished Professor of History at Baylor University. He is author of more than 30 books, including Climate, Catastrophe, and Faith: How Changes in Climate Drive Religious Upheaval (2021).

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