Contemporary environmentalism as a current of spiritual post-secular practice
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16646262 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Laura Wickström (0000-0003-4420-3283, Åbo Akademi University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Pages | 419-432 |
| Publication date | 2012-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis (CONFERENCE) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0582-3226 • E-ISSN: 2343-4937 |
| Publisher | Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.30674/scripta.67425 |
| OpenAlex | W1585350522 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 10 |
Contemporary spirituality often bears the stamp of an eco-discourse. It is characteristic of post-spiritual practices that there is a blurring of the boundaries between the sacred and profane and in this sphere, influenced by the eco-consciousness, nature and the body can be sacralised. In this article the author looks into environmentalism as a current in spirituality. First spirituality as a concept is discussed. Second follows a section on aspects of contemporary environmentalism, dealing with new social movements, new identity and the main directions of environmentalism. After that, the distinction between environmentally motivated spirituality and spiritually motivated environmentalism is presented. At the end there is a short discussion of post-secular issues concerning environmentalism. Worldviews are no longer necessarily either religious or secular, but may also combine elements of rational secularity with enchanted spirituality. The blurring of the boundaries between secular and religious views and motives occur, as well as the separation of mind and body, rationality and belief, and human and nature
Aesthetics · Consciousness · Environmental ethics · Environmentalism · Epistemology · Identity (music · Political science · Politics · Secularism · Secularity · Sociology · Spirituality · Environmental Philosophy and Ethics · Law · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Ecology, and Ethics · Religious studies
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |