Faith and the Environment
Religious Beliefs and Attitudes on Environmental Policy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6230168 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James L Guth, James Guth (0000-0002-8598-957X), John C Green, Lyman A Kellstedt, Corwin E Smidt (0000-0001-6460-8582) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 364 |
| Publication date | 1995-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0092-5853 • E-ISSN: 1540-5907 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2111617 |
| OpenAlex | W2329264569 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 189 |
| References cited | 11 |
Theory: Conservative Christian theology contains a set of beliefs that run counter to the philosophy supporting environmentalism. Hypotheses: Conservative eschatology (Biblical literalism, End Times thinking), religious tradition, and religious commitment should be negatively related to support for environmental policy. Data: Using data from four national surveys of clergy, religious activists, political-party contributors, and the mass public, we analyze the impact of religious variables on attitudes toward environmental protection. Results: We find that conservative eschatology, religious tradition, and religious commitment all have strong bivariate associations with environmentalism. In multivariate analyses, however, conservative eschatology proves by far the strongest religious predictor of environmental perspectives, although other measures exert occasional influence
Environmental ethics · Environmental policy · Environmentalism · Epistemology · Eschatology · Faith · Geography · Political science · Politics · Religious belief · Secularism · Sociology · Theology · Environmental Education and Sustainability · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion, Ecology, and Ethics · Religion, Society, and Development · Religious studies · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 189 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 6,3 |
| Citation span | 1996 - 2026 (31) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 180 |