1st Edition
Religion and Sustainability Social Movements and the Politics of the Environment
By Lucas F. Johnston
Copyright 2013
288 Pages
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Routledge
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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... Read more
Part I: Defining Religion and Sustainability, and Why it Matters 1. The Stakes of Sustainability and its Religious Dimensions 2. Defining the Terms: Religion and Sustainability 3. Sustainability as a contagious meme Part II: The Emergence and Development of Sustainability 4. The Genesis and Globalization of Sustainability 5. The Religious Dimensions of Sustainability at the Nexus of Civil Society and International Politics 6. The Contribution of Natural Sciences and Social Sciences to the Religious Dimensions of Sustainability Part III: The Ethnographic Data and Sustainability Cases 7. Walking Together Separately: Evangelical Creation Care 8. Stories of Partnership: Interfaith Efforts Toward Sustainability 9. The Religious Dimensions of Secular Sustainability 10. Manufacturing or Cultivating Common Ground
Biography
Lucas F. Johnston is Assistant Professor of Religion and Environmental Studies at Wake Forest University, North Carolina, USA.
