The Gospel of Climate Skepticism : Why Evangelical Christians Oppose Action on Climate Change / Robin Globus Veldman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Veldman, Robin Globus, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climatic changes--Effect of human beings on--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Climatic changes.

Anti-environmentalism--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Anti-environmentalism.

Christian conservatism--United States--History--21st century.

Christian conservatism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 316 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Why are white evangelicals the most skeptical major religious group in America regarding climate change? Previous scholarship has pointed to cognitive factors such as conservative politics, anti-science attitudes, aversion to big government, and theology. Drawing on qualitative fieldwork, The Gospel of Climate Skepticism reveals the extent to which climate skepticism and anti-environmentalism have in fact become embedded in the social world of many conservative evangelicals. Rejecting the common assumption that evangelicals' skepticism is simply a side effect of political or theological conservatism, the book further shows that between 2006 and 2015, leaders and pundits associated with the Christian Right widely promoted skepticism as the biblical position on climate change. The Gospel of Climate Skepticism offers a compelling portrait of how during a critical period of recent history, political and religious interests intersected to prevent evangelicals from offering a unified voice in support of legislative action to address climate change.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Introduction

1. The End-Time Apathy Hypothesis

2. Practical Environmentalism

3. End-Time Beliefs and Climate Change

4. The Embattled Mentality and Climate Skepticism

5. How Evangelical Subcultural Identity Sustains Climate Skepticism

6. Salt and Light: Skeptical Environmental Stewards of the Southern Baptist Convention

7. Preaching the Gospel of Climate Skepticism

8. Awakening the Sleeping Giant

Epilogue

Appendix A. Methods

Appendix B. A Southern Baptist Declaration on the Environment and Climate Change

Appendix C. Climate Change: An Evangelical Call to Action

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-304) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9780520972803

0520972805

OCLC:

1108807130