Jacob Erickson

Prof. Jacob Erickson serves as Professor in the School of Religion, Theology, and Peace Studies at Trinity College Dublin, actively teaching extramural modules including Autumn 2024 short courses. His academic leadership bridges theological scholarship with urgent ecological and social challenges through innovative interdisciplinary frameworks.

Professor Erickson's research spans Constructive Theology and Ethics, Process Thought, Critical Theory, Religion and Ecology, Environmental Humanities, Climate Change Studies, Posthumanism, critical Animal Studies, Anthropocene Studies, and Religion-Gender-Sexuality intersections. This expansive portfolio demonstrates systematic engagement with how theological traditions can foster ecological solidarity and ethical transformation in the face of planetary crisis, emphasizing religious creativity amid ecological grief and political fragmentation.

Analysis of his 15 most recent publications (2021-2015) reveals consistent thematic focus on eco-grief, theopoetics, and political ecology within the Anthropocene context. His work innovatively connects climate anxiety with theological hope, queer ecology with animal studies, and religious exceptionalism with global policy failures. Key contributions include reframing ambiguous loss through religious creativity, developing ecospiritual responses to technological pollution, and constructing frameworks for multireligious conviviality amid ecological collapse—establishing him as a critical voice in eco-theological discourse.