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Stephanie Kaza is Professor of Environmental Studies at the University of Vermont. She is a writer, a practicing Soto Zen Buddhist, and an active proponent of religious dialogue. She teaches religion and ecology. She combines an academic background in science, education, and theology in her writing, which is often categorized under the term spiritual ecology. ==Professional biography== Stephanie Kaza attended Sunset High School in Portland, Oregon, where she graduated in 1964. She went on to Oberlin College for a BA in biology and the Stanford Graduate School of Education for an M.A. in education, finishing in 1968 and 1970 respectively. Kaza earned her PhD in biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz in 1979. In 1991, Kaza finished work at the Starr King School for the Ministry, earning a Master of Divinity degree. She has studied with Thich Nhat Hanh and Joanna Macy. Kaza has worked as a high school, community college, and university teacher. She has been a lecturer, instructor for the Sierra Wilderness Institute, education director for the Point Reyes Bird Observatory, and education coordinator at the University of California Botanical Garden. Kaza began her work at the University of Vermont (UVM) in 1991 as an assistant professor and became a full professor, her current position, in 2005. At UVM, she teaches both undergraduate and graduate students in the field of environmental humanities, which comprises religion and ecology, environmental justice, American nature philosophers, issues of race and culture in natural resources, ecofeminism, and issues related to consumerism. Outside the academic walls of UVM, Kaza serves as President of the Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies. She participates in the Religion and Ecology group of the American Academy of Religion. She writes a regular ecology column for Turning Wheel, journal of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Stephanie Kaza」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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