Social Movements and the Politics of the Environment Johnston, Lucas F. creator text Electronic books. xx Hoboken Taylor and Francis 2014 monographic eng

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1 online resource (284 p.) 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 sustainabili. Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction and reader's guide; 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 contributions of natural and social sciences to the religious dimensions of sustainabilityPart 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?; Notes; Bibliography; Index Description based upon print version of record. Environmental ethics Environmental justice Religion and politics Sustainability Religious aspects Environmental ethics Environmental justice Religion and politics Sustainability -- Religious aspects BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Gaia & Earth Energies RELIGION / Christianity / General GE42 201.77 201/.77 Johnston, Lucas F. Hoboken : Taylor and Francis,c2014 9781317545019 131754501X http://public.eblib.com/choice/PublicFullRecord.aspx?p=1821340 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=877453 http://public.eblib.com/choice/PublicFullRecord.aspx?p=1821340 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=877453 EBLCP 141025 20200709060246.0 ocn893740802 eng