ABSTRACT
The moral values and interpretive systems of religions are crucially involved in how people imagine the challenges of sustainability and how societies mobilize to enhance ecosystem resilience and human well-being.
The Routledge Handbook of Religion and Ecology provides the most comprehensive and authoritative overview of the field. It encourages both appreciative and critical angles regarding religious traditions, communities, attitude, and practices. It presents contrasting ways of thinking about "religion" and about "ecology" and about ways of connecting the two terms. Written by a team of leading international experts, the Handbook discusses dynamics of change within religious traditions as well as their roles in responding to global challenges such as climate change, water, conservation, food and population. It explores the interpretations of indigenous traditions regarding modern environmental problems drawing on such concepts as lifeway and indigenous knowledge. This volume uniquely intersects the field of religion and ecology with new directions within the humanities and the sciences.
This interdisciplinary volume is an essential reference for scholars and students across the social sciences and humanities and for all those looking to understand the significance of religion in environmental studies and policy.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|32 pages
Introducing religion and ecology
part II|74 pages
Global traditions
chapter 8|9 pages
Christianity
part III|62 pages
Indigenous cosmovisions
chapter 14|9 pages
Pacific Region
chapter 15|10 pages
North America
chapter 16|10 pages
Arctic
part IV|40 pages
Regional landscapes
part V|28 pages
Nature spiritualities
part VI|108 pages
Planetary challenges
part VII|75 pages
Disciplinary intersections