Religion and Sustainability

Social Movements and the Politics of the Environment

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ID19902235
AuthorsLucas F Johnston (corresponding author)
Year2014
Publication date2014-10-20
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueReligion and Sustainability (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.4324/9781315729138
OpenAlexW4248967146
Open LibraryOL36215473M
ISBN9781315729138
LanguageEN
Citations received2

Sustainability is now key to international and national policy, manufacture and consumption. It is also central to many individuals who try to lead environmentally ethical lives. Historically, religion has been a significant part of many visions of sustainability. Pragmatically, the inclusion of religious values in conservation and development efforts has facilitated relationships between people with different value structures. Despite this, little attention has been paid to the interdependence of sustainability and religion, and no significant comparisons of religious and secular sustainability advocacy. Religion and Sustainability presents the first broad analysis of the spiritual dimensions of sustainability-oriented social movements. Exploring the similarities and differences between the conceptions of sustainability held by religious, interfaith and secular organizations, the book analyses how religious practice and discourse have impacted on political ideology and process

Biology · Environmental ethics · Political science · Sustainability · Ecology · Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies · Philosophy · Religion, Ecology, and Ethics · Religion, Society, and Development · Durabilité de l'environnement · Environmental justice · Éthique de l'environnement · Justice environnementale · Nachhaltigkeit · Religion · Religion and politics · Religious aspects · Umweltethik

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