Willis Jenkins
John Allen Hollingsworth Professor of Ethics and Chair of the Department Religious Studies; Environmental Humanities
Office Address: Gibson Hall S-065
Education
PhD Religious Ethics, University of Virginia
Research Interests
Religious ethics; environmental ethics; religion and ecology; environmental humanities; Christian ethics.
I study interactions of moral imagination with environmental change along several lines of inquiry. I explore how religion (variously understood) may matter for understanding environmental challenges. I have written two books on shifts in Christian thought in response to ecological issues and continue to follow developments in that tradition. I read and write about climate justice and ethics amidst extinction. In recent years my research has arisen from projects integrating arts and humanities into multidisciplinary environmental change research, especially the Coastal Futures Conservatory, which I co-direct with Matthew Burtner (Music) and Karen McGlathery (Environmental Sciences).
I am currently working on a book tentatively entitled After Humanity, on post-humanist approaches to the study of religion, ethics, and environment.