CIIS Ecology, Spirituality, and Religion Program

Our graduate programs (MA and PhD) explore the roles that spirituality, philosophy, and religion play in generating and responding to ecological challenges.

The world's religious and spiritual traditions exist in complex relationships to ecological realities.  Through critical exploration of these disciplines, our students develop a philosophical, theological, and methodological understanding of how to respond to the ecological imperatives of our moment in history.

Our program has come to understand that the ecological crisis represents a crisis of human consciousness and requires a fundamental revisioning of cultural values. To that end, our curriculum trains students to explore and contribute to scholarly and political discourses and practices, articulating academically rigorous, culturally informed, and ethical solutions for a more just, sustainable, and flourishing future.