Souad & Silverman/Subjugated Voices, 4. Of Strange Strangers: Interconnected Others in Religion and Ecology

Kimberly Carfore’s chapter is entitled “Of Strange Strangers: Interconnected Others in Religion & Ecology.” While many theorists have done much to represent the voices of subjugated others (gendered, post-colonial, racial, and ethnic otherness), in this piece Carfore extends these theories of alterity by applying them to the field of religion and ecology. While an ethics of alterity can be inclusive to humans, she offers nuance and complexities involved when developing a non-anthropocentric ethics of alterity. Building off insights from ecophilosophy (Timothy Morton), ecofeminism (Val Plumwood and Karen Warren), eco-phenomenology (Ed Casey), and eco-deconstruction (Jacques Derrida), Carfore’s contributions highlight religious dimensions of the ethics of Earth Others.