SMT3652: Eco-Theology

Directed by Ron Fricke.
96 minutes; released 1992.
A nature film shot on six continents in 24 countries. Baraka captures the planet's glories and violent calamities.

Directed by Alastair Fothergill.
394 minutes; released 2001.
An eight-part BBC series about the natural history of the Earth's oceans. Narrated by David Attenborough.

Produced by United Church of Canada.
120 minutes; released 2006.
This series looks at efforts in Canada and Kenya to find sustainable solutions to the problem of water scarcity.

Directed by Danny Beaton.
82 minutes; released 1991.
A documentary concert by Native North Americans about spiritual existence and environmental protection. Speakers from the Iroquois Confederacy, singers, drummers, and dancers from Alaska to Mexico, are some of the traditional and contemporary performers. In Iroquoian and English languages.

Directed by Danny Beaton.
55 minutes; released 1992.
The Iroquois reminds us through their music that we must defend and protect the environment. For use by the University of Toronto only. In Iroquoian and English languages.

Produced by the Teaching Company.
30-minute lectures; released 2009.
Ecology is to reveal the nature of ourselves and of our relationship with the species around us. The lectures in this course are often in pairs, with basic ecological principles discussed in the first lecture and the human role or human implications addressed in the second.

Directed by James Fitzgerald Jr.
22 minutes; released 2009.
An examination of the role of humans as stewards of God's creation. Produced by the Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty.

Directed by Leila Conners Petersen and Nadia Conners.
124 minutes; released 2007.
Leonardo DiCaprio explores the indelible footprint that humans have left on this planet and the catastrophic effects of environmental neglect and abuse, and calls for restorative action through a reshaping of human activity.

Directed by Danny Beaton.
52 minutes; released 2002.
A film by Beaton, a Mohawk of the Turtle Clan, of Iroquois people speaking on environmental issues. In English and Iroquoian languages.

Directed by Tom Casciato.
60 minutes; released 2006.
Bill Moyers talks with conservative evangelical Americans about the moral and biblical obligation to care for the environment.

Produced for the Union of Concerned Scientists by New Wrinkle Inc.
27 minutes; released 1996.
This inspirational video calls on everybody to serve as good stewards of the natural world. Prominent scientists and religious leaders offer their perspectives on the need to protect our environment and the diverse species that share it.

Directed by Danny Beaton.
43 minutes; released 2000.
Beaton depicts the traditional teachings and beliefs of noted Mohawks. The women and men speak of medicines, the great law of peace, and keeping our world sacred for the future seven generations that will come.

Directed by Betsy McCarthy.
58 minutes; released 1991.
Bill Moyers interviews Onondaga Chief Oren Lyons about the spiritual basis of his environmentalism.

Directed by Gwynne Basen et al.
23-minute episodes; released 2002.
A television series about spectacular gardens and the lives of those who tend them.

Directed by Danny Beaton.
60 minutes; released 2004.
Filmed on the Six Nations reserve near Grand River, Ontario, this video looks at the spiritual nourishment given by First Nations people to non-Native people "in the same way we provided physical nourishment to the people on the Mayflower and Columbus's voyages."

Directed by Gail Pellett.
87 minutes; released 1997.
Bill Moyers interviews Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and Native American scholars about the human need to see nature as sacred.

Directed by Joseph D. Fenton.
110 minutes; released 1992.
Environmental activist Father Thomas Berry discusses spirituality, humanity and our connection with the natural world. Included on the DVD The Company: Inigo and his Jesuits.

Directed by Nancy Stetson and Penny Morell.
48 minutes; released 2002.
Environmental activist Father Thomas Berry discusses his view of the universe as a cosmic liturgy.