African perspectives on religion and climate change / edited by Ezra Chitando, Ernst M. Conradie and Susan M. Kilonzo.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chitando, Ezra, editor.

Conradie, E. M., editor.

Kilonzo, Susan, editor.

Series:

Routledge studies on religion in Africa and the diaspora

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Africa--Religion.

Africa.

Africa--Religious life and customs.

Africa--Environmental conditions.

Climatic changes--Religious aspects.

Climatic changes.

Climatic changes--Social aspects--Africa.

Climate change mitigation--Africa.

Climate change mitigation.

Ethnoscience--Africa.

Ethnoscience.

Climatic changes--Social aspects.

Ecology.

Religion.

Physical Description:

xi, 241 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022.

Summary:

"This book interrogates the contributions that religious traditions have made to climate change discussions within Africa, whether positive or negative. Drawing on a range of African contexts and religious traditions, the book provides concrete suggestions on how individuals and communities of faith must act in order to address the challenge of climate change. Despite the fact that Africa has contributed relatively little to historic carbon emissions, the continent will be affected disproportionally by the increasing impact of anthropogenic climate change. Contributors to this book provide a range of rich case studies to investigate how religious traditions such as Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and indigenous faiths influence the worldviews and actions of their adherents, and how the moral authority and leadership provided by religion can be used to respond to and adapt to the challenges posed by climate change. Topics covered include risk reduction and resilience, youth movements, indigenous knowledge systems, environmental degradation, and climate change financing. This book will be of interested to scholars in diverse fields, including religious studies, sociology, political science, climate change and environmental humanities"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. African Traditional Religion and climate change: Perspectives from Zimbabwe / Tahona Shoko

2. The climate crisis: Mitigation and control through Emaswati indigenous knowledge / Sonene Nyawo

3. The nexus between indigenous beliefs on environment and climate change adaptation amongst the Sengwer in Embobut Forest, Kenya / King'Asia Mamati

4. An African ecofeminist appraisal of the value of indigenous knowledge systems in responding to environmental degradation and climate change / Lilian C. Siwila

5. Women, indigenous knowledge systems, and climate change in Kenya / Susan Mbula Kilonzo

6. Putting words into action: The role of the Church in addressing climate change in Ghana / Stephen Nkansah Morgan

7. The mainline churches and climate change in Uganda / David Andrew Omona

8. Five years after: An overview of the response of Catholics in Africa to the Laudato Si's call for creation care / George C. Nche

9. Youth and climate change in the United Church of Zambia / Damon Mkandawire

10. Hinduism and climate change in Africa / Elizabeth Pulane Motswapong

11. Risk reduction interventions, building resilience and adaptation to climate change in northeastern Kenya: A review of the response by the Islamic relief worldwide / Hassan Juma Ndzovu

12. The religio-spiritual and sacred dimensions of climate-induced conflicts: A research agenda / Damaris S. Parsitau

13. African religious leaders and climate change financing / Veronica Nonhlanhla Gundu-Jakarasi

14. Climate change as a multi-layered crisis for humanity / Ernst M. Conradie.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: African perspectives on religion and climate change

ISBN:

9780367616076

0367616076

9780367707712

0367707713

OCLC:

1289364636