Join us for the screening of the film ‘Journey of the Universe’, followed by a Q&A with the directors, Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim, who are Senior Lecturers and Research Scholars at Yale University. This multimedia project presents an epic story of cosmic Earth and human evolution. It consists of an Emmy Award-winning film drawing on the discoveries of modern science and the wisdom of the world's cultures.

The film narrates the 14-billion-year story of the universe's development, from the great flaring forth at its inception to the emergence of simple molecules and atoms, from the evolution of galaxies, stars and solar systems to planetary life of greater complexity and consciousness. This is a story that inspires wonder as we begin to understand this complexity through science and appreciate beauty through poetry, art, history, philosophy and religion. In times of immense challenge on every front – socially, politically, ecologically and spiritually, we need a new story to reorient and ground ourselves to meet these challenges. Indeed, a comprehensive story of the universe, Earth and humans can inspire transformation in our times and move us toward the creative flourishing of the Earth community.

We are happy to offer those in Hong Kong the chance to join us at KFBG to watch the film and engage with the directors, Mary and John, for an online Q&A session. This special day also includes an afternoon with guided solo time in nature and a light vegan dinner from Green Hub. If you’re not in Hong Kong or cannot join us in person, we also provide an option for online participation.

Speakers

Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim are affiliated faculty with the Yale Center for Environmental Justice at the Yale School of the Environment. They direct the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology, which arose from ten conferences they organized at Harvard's Center for the Study of World Religions. They are series editors of the Harvard volumes from the conferences on Religion and Ecology. Tucker specializes in East Asian religions, especially Confucianism. Grim specializes in indigenous traditions, especially Native American religions. Grim and Tucker have written a number of books including Ecology and Religion (Island Press, 2014) and edited the Routledge Handbook of Religion and Ecology (2017). They are editors for the series on Ecology and Justice from Orbis Books. They have created six online courses in “Religions and Ecology: Restoring the Earth Community.” They were students of Thomas Berry and collaborated over several decades to edit his books. They also wrote Thomas Berry: A Biography with Andrew Angyal (Columbia, 2019). With his article “The New Story,” Berry was a major inspiration for Journey of the Universe. With Brian Thomas Swimme, Tucker and Grim created this multi-media project that includes a book (Yale, 2011), an Emmy award winning film, a series of Conversations, and online courses from Yale/Coursera. Until 2020, following in Berry’s footsteps, Grim served as president of the American Teilhard Association and Tucker as Vice President for over three decades.

Date: 23 August 2025 (Saturday)

Time: 16:15 - 20:45 HKT (08:15 - 12:45 GMT)

16:15-17:30 Silent time in nature (onsite only)
17:30-18:30 Light vegan dinner (onsite only)
18:30-20:45 Screening and Q&A session (onsite & online)

Two options for you to participate in this event:

Option 1: Onsite participation at KFBG Hong Kong
Option 2: Online participation via Zoom

Language
English (Film has simplified Chinese subtitles; Q&A session supports simultaneous interpretation in English and Cantonese)

Fee
Onsite participation: HK$300, including KFBG admission fee, onsite activity and a light vegan dinner
Online participation: Free (a donation to support our conservation work will be appreciated) 

Application
Option 1: CLICK HERE for onsite participation at KFBG, Hong Kong
Option 2: CLICK HERE for online participation via Zoom

Enquiry
Email Ms Jamie Ngai at jamie.ngai@kfbg.org

Kadoorie Earth Programme (KEP) is co-created by KFBG and its network of collaborators and volunteers. By integrating the various strands of KFBG’s nature conservation, sustainable living and holistic education programmes, it provides life-transforming learning experiences that reconnect people with themselves, each other and the rest of nature and enable them to cultivate resilience in the face of climate crisis, economic uncertainty and other related challenges.

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