Religion and sustainability : social movements and the politics of the environment / Lucas F. Johnston.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnston, Lucas F.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental ethics.

Environmental justice.

Sustainability--Religious aspects.

Sustainability.

Religion and politics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (284 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Sheffield ; Bristol, CT : Equinox, 2013.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction and reader's guide""; ""Part I introduction""; ""1. The stakes of sustainability and its religious dimensions""; ""2. Defining the terms""; ""3. Sustainability as a contagious meme""; ""Part II introduction""; ""4. The genesis and globalization of sustainability""; ""5. The religious dimensions of sustainability...""; ""6. The contributions of natural and social sciences...""; ""Part III introduction""; ""7. Walking together separately""; ""8. Stories of partnership""

""9. The religious dimension of secular sustainability""""10. Manufacturing or cultivating common ground?""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-254) and index.

ISBN:

1-317-54500-1

1-84465-777-9