Journey Conversations: Understanding Universe and Earth

John Grim is a Senior Lecturer and Research Scholar at Yale University, with appointments in the School of the Environment, Divinity School, and Department of Religious Studies. He co-directs the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology with his wife, Mary Evelyn Tucker. Together, they directed a major project on World Religions and Ecology at Harvard and co-authored several influential works, including *Ecology and Religion* (2014) and *Thomas Berry: A Biography* (2019). Grim teaches courses on Native American and Indigenous religions, world religions, and ecology, and co-produced the Emmy-winning film *Journey of the Universe*.

Mary Evelyn Tucker is a Senior Lecturer and Research Scholar at Yale University, affiliated with the School of the Environment, the Divinity School, and the Department of Religious Studies. She teaches in the Master's program in religion and ecology and co-directs the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology with her husband, John Grim. Tucker holds a Ph.D. from Columbia University in Asian Religions, particularly Japanese Confucianism, and has been a Research Associate at Harvard's Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies since 1997.Her work focuses on the intersection of religion and environmental issues, leading her to organize a series of ten conferences on World Religions and Ecology at Harvard from 1995 to 1998. Tucker has co-edited several influential volumes on ecological perspectives within major world religions and has authored numerous articles on social and environmental determinants of health. She is also known for her multimedia project "Journey of the Universe," which includes an Emmy award-winning film and educational resources aimed at fostering ecological awareness