1st Edition

Environmental Solidarity How Religions Can Sustain Sustainability

By Pablo Martínez de Anguita Copyright 2012
220 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

220 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

220 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The past few decades have seen the beginnings of a convergence between religions and ecological movements. The environmental crisis has called the religions of the world to respond by finding their voice within the larger Earth community. At the same time, a certain religiosity has started to emerge in some areas of secular ecological thinking. Beyond mere religious utilitarianism, rooted in an... Read more

Part I: A Promising Earth  1. Sunrise in Copan  Part II: Understanding the Environmental Problem  2. An Environment in Degradation  3. The Planet and Us  4. The Possessions of Odysseus  Part III: Seeking an Ethic for Nature  5. Antecedents  6. The Social Answers  Part IV: Finding a Religious Sense  7. Environment and Religion  8. The Human Problem  9. Ecology as If God Were Happening  Part V: Environmental Solidarity: A New Paradigm  10. Relating Environmental Solidarity to Economics, Policy and Ethics  11. Fitting Environmental Solidarity Within the Catholic Faith  12. Epilogue: Sunset in Barcelona

Biography

Pablo Martínez de Anguita is professor of forestry and rural development at Rey Juan Carlos University in Madrid.