An Open & Affirming, Green Congregation

Too often we hear the despairing story of humans irreversibly imperiling the planet through resource extraction and conversion of landscapes. But there’s a more hopeful story to be told. Yale Environment Professor Oswald Schmitz says that by understanding and acting as better stewards of our relationships with species we can, and will,  build a better planet in support of humans and nature together. It’s a message we need to hear. 

Os Schmitz is the Oastler Professor of Population and Community Ecology in the Yale University School of the Environment.  At Yale, he teaches courses on the role of humans in nature and how humans can develop the means to coexist harmoniously with nature. He is a widely published author who has appeared on BBC radio and the PBS Program “Nova.” His most recent book is “The New Ecology.”