Loyola University Chicago
IN-26: Innovation C

Loyola University Chicago and the International Jesuit Ecology Project (IJEP) launched Healing Earth, a free digital environmental science textbook. Available online, the textbook is intended for fourth-year secondary school students, first-year university students, adult learners, and independent learners worldwide. The text takes a global approach to environmental issues through Ignatian pedagogy—a method that challenges students to see scientifically, evaluate ethically, reflect spiritually, and act effectively. More than 90 scholars from Jesuit institutions across the world contributed to the project, which is already being utilized by educators in more than 40 cross-curricular classrooms teaching biology, theology, social science, fine arts, and public health courses. To view the text, visit healingearth.ijep.net. To learn more about the project and collaboration, visit LUC.edu/ijep. About The International Jesuit Ecology Project For more than 500 years, the Jesuits have affected social change through education. The International Jesuit Ecology Project (IJEP) is comprised of nearly 100 international scholars with expertise in environmental science, environmental ethics, and environmental spirituality who have thought deeply about how to make environmental science education accessible to the world’s most marginalized populations. To learn more about IJEP and its projects, visit LUC.edu/ijep.