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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790394503321

Autore

Martinez de Anguita Pablo <1968-, >

Titolo

Environmental solidarity : how religions can sustain sustainability / / Pablo Martinez de Anguita

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-280-68328-7

9786613660220

1-136-30368-5

0-203-11746-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (205 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in social and political thought ; ; 76

Disciplina

201/.77

Soggetti

Sustainability - Religious aspects

Sustainable development - Religious aspects

Environmentalism - Religious aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. A promising earth -- pt. 2. Understanding the environmental problem -- pt. 3. Seeking an ethic for nature -- pt. 4. Finding a religious sense -- pt. 5. "Environmental solidarity" : a new paradigm.

Sommario/riassunto

The past few decades have seen the beginnings of a convergence between religions and ecological movements. The environmental crisis has called the religions of the world to respond by finding their voice within the larger Earth community. At the same time, a certain religiosity has started to emerge in some areas of secular ecological thinking. Beyond mere religious utilitarianism, rooted in an understanding of the deepest connections between human beings, their worldviews, and nature itself, this book tries to show how religious believers can look at the world through the eyes of faith and