This October, the Huffington Ecumenical Institute (HEI) at Hellenic College Holy Cross (HCHC) will host a conversation on the environmental crisis and what it demands of us, both individually and collectively.
The event, “Living with Planetary Boundaries,” will take place Thursday, October 15, from 6:00 to 7:30 PM at HCHC’s Maliotis Cultural Center in Brookline, Massachusetts. It is co-sponsored by HEI, the Maliotis Cultural Center, the World Human Forum, and the Center for Hellenic Studies in Greece at Harvard University.
Humanity has, in many ways, fallen short of living in balance with the natural world—a shortcoming that suggests policies and technologies alone may not be enough, and that a broader spiritual rethinking may also be necessary. How can life continue to flourish within planetary boundaries? And to what extent does this challenge require a deeper transformation in our understanding of ourselves and our place in the world?
These are the questions at the heart of a conversation between Alexandra Mitsotaki, president and co-founder of the World Human Forum, and Fr. John Chryssavgis, Professor of Theology and HEI’s Executive Director.
Mitsotaki has long worked to develop and promote a new paradigm for addressing the challenges facing humanity and the living world; Fr. John has been a longtime advisor to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on environmental issues. Their conversation will explore what deeper transformation the environmental crisis demands of us, including concerns for the future of democracy.
The discussion will be moderated by Nicolas Prevelakis, Associate Director of Curriculum Development at the Center for Hellenic Studies at Harvard University.
Corinna Robinson, MTS is the Content & Communications Associate at the Huffington Ecumenical Institute at Hellenic College Holy Cross, where she supports social media, content development, and event communications in service of the Institute’s mission of ecumenical dialogue, education, and engagement.