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Christiana Zenner
Christiana Zenner is Associate Professor of Theology, Science and Ethics in the Department of Theology at Fordham University, where she is affiliated faculty in Environmental Studies and American Studies. Her research into emerging and established fresh water ethics as well as Anthropocene conceptualizations intersects with ecological theory, religious ecologies, developments in the earth sciences, and the ecological turn in Catholic social teaching. In all of her work, she strives to grapple with the deep patterns—both conceptual and institutional—that shape perception of cultural-religious moralities and frames of ecological-ethical perception; to demonstrate rigorous and responsible multidisciplinary approaches to contemporary eco-social realities, especially those pertaining to fresh water justice and climate change; and to articulate constructive, anti-colonial, intersectional feminist ways forward. Professor Zenner is currently writing two scholarly monographs, titled "Beyond Laudato Si'" and "Anthropocenes: Sciences, Fictions, and Ethical Futures." Her prior book, Just Water: Theology, Ethics, and Global Fresh Water Crises (Orbis Books, second edition, 2018), is taught in venues ranging from the Transboundary Waters graduate program at Oregon State University to Yale University. In addition, she is co-editor of two volumes on sustainability and bioethics, and has published more than 18 peer-reviewed articles.
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Thomas Hibbs
Thomas Hibbs is the J. Newton Rayzor Sr. Professor of Philosophy and Dean Emeritus at Baylor University, where he was the inaugural dean of the Honors College (2003-2019) and the founding Director of Baylor in Washington (2015-2019). Hibbs has held administrative appointments as department chair (Boston College), dean (Baylor), and president (University of Dallas). His research and teaching focus on moral philosophy and aesthetics. His Philosophy of Art class is part of the new Environmental Humanities Minor at Baylor. He has published eight books, the most recent of which is Theology of Creation: Ecology, Art, and Laudato Si’ (University of Notre Dame Press, 2023). He has written two books on film and co-authored a book on art with Makoto Fujimura.
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Chanelle Robinson
Chanelle Robinson, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the College of the Holy Cross. Dr. Robinson’s research focuses on womanist theology, theological anthropology, ecowomanism, and decolonial studies. She holds a PhD in Systematic Theology from Boston College. An educator and a scholar, Dr. Robinson also completed Masters degrees in Teaching and Theological Studies at the University of Toronto.
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Mark Mackey, S.J. (Loyola University Chicago)
Br. Mackey is a Jesuit brother and an ecologist. Entering college he decided to follow his passion for nature and animals and to major in zoology and environmental science. His love for reptiles and amphibians led him to take a herpetology course as an undergraduate, and this launched him into the world of research and field work. As an undergraduate he studied the impacts of pesticides on frog metamorphosis and then furthered these interests into graduate school where he investigated the impacts of golf courses on headwater stream ecosystems in the southern Appalachian Mountains. Now, as a Jesuit, Br. Mackey is interested in how natural history knowledge can enhance one’s relationship with the natural world. He is also interested in how an ecological lens can be brought to Ignatian Spirituality, and how Ignatian Spirituality can be practiced to help ground people against increasing experiences of eco-anxiety.
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