“Part of our work around solving or responding to the environmental crisis we're facing is understanding the assumptions and the stories that we carry into it,” says Lara Freeman, religious studies teacher at Westtown School outside Philadelphia. Freeman, MTS ‘06, is a former student of Religion and Public Life (RPL) Associate Dean for Religion and Public Life Diane L. Moore and has long incorporated into her classroom the religious literacy method advocated by RPL. 

This year, Freeman was inspired by RPL’s religious literacy and climate resources for educators and is adapting and expanding her environmental justice course to incorporate RPL’s learning tools. This is the fourth iteration of Freeman’s course and demonstrates the collaborative potential between educators and RPL in which RPL and educators learn from each other, building, refining, and improving teaching materials based on mutual expertise.... Read more about Religious Literacy Belongs in the Climate Justice Classroom: HDS Alum and Educator Empowers Students by Bringing RPL Frameworks to Life