This course will explore a selection of important novels in which nature or the environment or the climate are central characters in their stories---the new genre of ecofiction. With narratives populated by scientists, artists, activists, mystics, militants, nature gods and goddesses, psychic trees, seabirds, seeking spirits and simply everyday heroes, our stories will consider today’s environmental crisis, but will also address the fascinating human capacity for fluid personal change and recovery. Our stories will additionally consider issues of health, wellbeing, readiness and resilience, as well the environment and racial justice, imagined potential futures, a post-secular “dark green religion,“ and the probability of a profound generational shift