Tyler Mark Nelson is a community educator, environmental communicator, ecotheologian, activist, and artist living in New Haven, CT. Through each lens he traces the contours of ecological relationships, political movements, spiritual traditions, and community responses across the landscapes of our climate-changed world.
A graduate of Yale University with a masters in Religion & Ecology, he designs projects that weave in meaningful stories. Tyler does this with attention to how narratives influence the ways that we perceive, relate to, and act toward the more-than-human world. His research revolves around how religious, cultural, and political narratives intersect to shape the course of U.S. environmental histories.
He is a member of the research team at the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology. They are preparing to launch an expansive project called the Living Earth Community, a digital database that will be freely accessible for public scholarship. He also worked with The BTS Center, Radical Joy for Hard Times, and local grassroots groups.
Tyler is also a husband, local community member, backpacker, supporter of free form and community radio, beach cleaner, music lover—