Mary Evelyn Tucker

Journey of the Universe: An Epic Story of Cosmic, Earth, and Human Transformation

February 25, 2015 – 7:00 p.m. 
University of Miami
Whitten Learning Center, Room LC-130

FEATURING MARY EVELYN TUCKER
YALE UNIVERSITY

Mary Evelyn Tucker presents the Emmy award winning film that she produced and co-wrote with evolutionary philosopher Brian Swimme, Journey of the Universe, a film that draws together scientific discoveries in astronomy, geology, and biology with humanistic insights concerning the nature of the universe.


Mary Evelyn Tucker Portrait

Tucker is a Senior Lecturer and Research Scholar at Yale University where she has appointments in the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, the Divinity School, the Department of Religious Studies, and the Center for Bioethics. She teaches in the joint MA program in religion and ecology and directs the Forum on Religion and Ecology at Yale with her husband, John Grim. A specialist in Asian religions (Ph.D., Columbia), Tucker is the author and editor of four books on Japanese Confucianism. Her concern for the environmental crisis, especially in Asia, led her to organize with John Grim a series of ten conferences on World Religions and Ecology at Harvard. She and Grim are series editors for the ten-volumes from the conferences distributed by Harvard University Press. Tucker has been involved with the Earth Charter since its inception, serving on the International Earth Charter Drafting Committee and as a member of the Earth Charter International Council.

 


Mary Evelyn Tucker Forum Poster