ABSTRACT
Ecomemory “can be a collective set of values that guide the earth commitments of an entire community or a singular story that reflects themes or values about the environment and one’s connection to the earth”. Ideas of home, rootedness, and interdependence therefore sometimes become spiritualized or generalized, even in ecotheological discourse. Students who are preparing for religious leadership or further study in theological and religious studies may not view ecological themes as directly relevant to their trajectories. A primary curricular value of most schools of theological education is to prepare students to be careful, critical, and thorough readers and interpreters of sacred texts. The challenges relate to the curricular structures and student diversities in theological education, challenges that are likely shared in some form across many contexts of higher education. As a site for the cultivation of ecological conscience, theological education offers some unique and inviting challenges.
