2.38 Ecology in Genesis 1, with Ellen Bernstein

Forum on Religion and Ecology: Spotlights

Jun 13 2022 • 5 mins

This clip is an excerpt of the Spotlights episode featuring Rabbi Ellen Bernstein. In this clip, she discusses her ecological interpretation of the Bible, specifically the ecological implications of the first chapter of the book of Genesis. She wrote a wonderful book on the topic, The Splendor of Creation: A Biblical Ecology (Pilgrim Press).

More information about the book can be found on the publisher's website.

Details for the full episode are available here: https://fore.yale.edu/blogs/entry/1654586300