In Search of Religious Elements in the Dutch Nature Policy

Bibliographic Data

ID12901757
AuthorsPeter Jansen (Wageningen University & Research, corresponding author), Jan Van Der Stoep (0000-0003-3121-4944, Christian University of Applied Sciences), Jozef Keulartz (Radboud University Nijmegen), Henk Jochemsen (0000-0001-9262-3675, Wageningen University & Research)
Year2016
Volume10
Issue1
Pages91-116
Publication date2016-04-19
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal for the Study of Religion Nature and Culture (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1749-4907 • E-ISSN: 1749-4915
PublisherEquinox Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1558/jsrnc.v10i1.21368
OpenAlexW2338023472
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited6

The way people or organizations describe or depict nature conveys their view of nature. In the Dutch discourse, views of nature are mostly conceived as socio-cultural constructs regarding the character, value, and appreciation of nature. Views of nature tell us how we perceive nature and how we want to relate to it. Likewise, they shape our preferences for certain types of nature. Views of nature function as frames and provide an interpretive and remective context for our experiences with nature. Views of nature are also digestions of meaningful experiences. It is through communication that we become aware of such experiences. We argue that meaningful experiences have religious depth. On the basis of this argument any discourse on nature contains, in a sense, religious subtexts. We examine the Dutch discourse on nature

Argument (complex analysis · Character (mathematics · Context (archaeology · Epistemology · Function (biology · Sociology · Value (mathematics · Environmental Philosophy and Ethics · History · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Ecology, and Ethics

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