Jonathan Sparks-Franklin

Jonathan Sparks-Franklin holds a B.A. in Philosophy/Religion from Spring Arbor University, a Master of Arts (Theological Studies) from United Theological Seminary, a Master of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary, and is currently a PhD student in the Religious Studies Department at Indiana University. Currently, with a broad concentration in Ethics, Politics, and Philosophy in the Study of Religion, his more specific interests are in the area of Religion/Ecology and various sub-disciplines that define such: Environmental Philosophy and Ethics, the phenomenology of empathy in ecological sensibilities, and the Ecotheological integration of contemporary evolutionary theory. Practically, and in regards to activism, he is most interested in dietary ethics and vegetarianism, new horizons in inter-species relationships, animal intelligence and wellbeing, and wildlife preservation.