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Laura Yordy

Laura Yordy

Associate Professor-Philosophy & Religion

  • Department Chair-Philosophy & Religion

Department: Philosophy and Religion

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Education and certifications

  • Education: Ph.D. in Religion (2005) Duke University; M.T.S. (1996) Duke University; M.Ed. (1984) UNC; M.A. in Philosophy (1984) UNC; B.A. in English and History of Ideas (1981) Williams College

Teaching Fields

  • Environmental Ethics; Religious Ethics; Ethics and Identity; Religions and Nature

Research areas and specializations

  • Ecojustice, Environmental Refugees, Virtue Ethics, Christianity and Ecology

Personal interests

  • Cat rescue volunteer