Religion and Attitudes toward the Environment

Greeley, Andrew M.

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“…In fact, 83.9% of Christians and 84.5% of non-Christians agree or strongly agree with the proposed water use restriction policy. These results are similar to other studies which report no relationship between religion and environmental concern [41][42][43]. Finally, non-Christians do not differ in their level of agreement from non-religious people.…”

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“…A few studies report simultaneous positive and negative relationships between Christian affiliation and environmental concern (e.g., [38][39][40]). Other studies find no relationship between religion and environmental concern (e.g., [41][42][43]). In addition to religious affiliation, investigators also study the influence of religiosity on environmental concern.…”

Section: Religion and Scientific Knowledgementioning

confidence: 87%

“…In addition to religious affiliation, investigators also study the influence of religiosity on environmental concern. In general, church attendance, the most widely used measure of religiosity, is not related to environmental concern (e.g., [33,38,39,[41][42][43]). However, Sherkat and Ellison [44] report a positive relationship, while Kanagy and Nelson [35] report a negative relationship.…”

Section: Religion and Scientific Knowledgementioning

confidence: 99%

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The Influence of Religiously and Scientifically Framed Messages on Agreement with Water Use Restrictions

Clements

2016

Social Sciences

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Recent droughts in 2012 and 2013 have increased attention to water use issues in the United States. Cities, government agencies, and environmental nonprofit organizations use scientifically-framed messages to advocate for water conservation. In addition, some religious organizations use messages based on religious teachings to promote water conservation. Because approximately 70% of the U.S. public reports some religious affiliation, it is important to investigate the influence of religious and scientific messages for promoting water conservation. I report the results of an experiment that examines how scientifically-and religiously-framed messages influence attitudes about water use restrictions. I found that Christians were no more or less likely to agree with a policy calling for water use restrictions than non-Christians and non-religious people. However, a Christian religious message negatively influenced agreement with water use restrictions in the entire sample-and in a Christian subsample. Results suggest that religiously framed messages may not increase environmental concern.

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The Influence of Religiously and Scientifically Framed Messages on Agreement with Water Use Restrictions

Clements

2016

Social Sciences

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“…En général, des résultats mixtes ont été obtenus (Dekker et al, 1997). Alors que Dekker et al (1997) ont pu observer que le christianisme ne présente pas une influence unique sur les attitudes environnementales, et que l'on ne peut par conséquent pas lui attribuer, comme le fait White, toute la faute de la crise environnementale, Greeley (1993) a montré, pour sa part, que les images amicales de Dieu et le fondamentalisme biblique avaient des incidences opposées et que la non croyance était plus encline à entraîner un soutien des postures écologistes.…”

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Religion et transition énergétique : une étude en Amérique du Sud

Parker

2015

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RésuméLa société internationale s'est fixée comme objectif d'effectuer une transition vers des formes plus durables de production et de consommation d'énergie. Comment le facteur religieux répond-il en termes de soutien à cette transition énergétique vers des modèles d'énergies durables et renouvelables ? C'est une question à laquelle les sciences sociales commencent juste à répondre. En Amérique latine, elle a à peine été posée. Cet article est un effort pour répondre à cette question en tenant compte du caractère complexe de la définition de la religion et de la religiosité. En s'appuyant sur une méthodologie mixte, l'auteur analyse une enquête nationale effectuée auprès d'étudiants universitaires chiliens. On observe les liens entre choix religieux et religiosité déclarée et certaines dimensions de la transition énergétique : efficacité énergétique, énergies renouvelables, et modèles sociaux de consommation durable d'énergie. La religion joue un rôle multiple et non univoque. De nombreuses tendances indiquent que les catholiques, les évangéliques et les membres d'églises missionnaires ne soutiennent pas la transition énergétique, alors que les non-croyants le font. Mais les tendances sont faibles. L'auteur analyse ces tendances parmi d'autres, pondère leurs significations et en propose une interprétation et une typologie. Il avance une interprétation touchant à la nécessité d'approfondir l'étude de la relation entre religion et changement des modes de vie vers des formes énergétiques plus durables. Mots-clés AbstractGlobal society's goal is to transition to more sustainable forms of energy production and consumption. How is the religious factor supporting this transition to sustainable energy models and renewable energy? This is a question that social scientists are only just beginning to respond to. In Latin America, it has hardly been raised. This article is an effort to answer this question, taking into account the complex nature of the definition of religion and religiosity. Building on a mixed methodology, the author analyses a national survey of Chilean university students. He observes the relationship between religiosity or declared religious choice and certain aspects of the energy transition -energy efficiency, renewable energy and social patterns of sustainable energy consumption -and finds that religion does play a role, but that this is heterogeneous: many trends indicate that Catholics, evangelicals and members of missionary churches do not support the energy transition, while non-believers do, but the trends are weak. The author analyses these and other trends, ponders their meanings and provides an interpretation and typology. His interpretation points to the need for further study of the relationship between religion and changing lifestyles towards more sustainable forms of energy. (GIEC, 2007 ;Ferrari et al., 2012). Ce concept a débuté il y a déjà plusieurs décennies en Europe et dans divers pays développés et depuis lors a fait l'objet de nombreuses études (Geels, 2013). Mais en Amérique l...

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“…Different authors have researched the role of religious beliefs in environmental conservation [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]. Most of these studies compared different Christian denominations, as they were conducted in Western countries (USA, Europe or Australia mainly).…”

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Impact of Religious Affiliation on Ethical Values of Spanish Environmental Activists

Chuvieco

Burgui

2016

Religions

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Abstract:We analyzed the impact of religious affiliation on the ethical and environmental values of Spanish environmental activists, based on an internet survey and a working seminar held with representatives of major environmental non-government organizations (ENGO) of Spain. Respondents' religious affiliations were significantly different compared with those of Spanish society in general, with a much higher proportion of Buddhists, agnostics and atheists and a lower proportion of Catholics. Strict environmental values of ENGOs activists did not show significant differences between the religious groups, which imply that religious beliefs did not impact actual environmental values. However, they did have a significant influence on the activists' opinions on other bioethical issues. We found that Catholics and believers of other religions were more in favor than agnostics and atheists of introducing ethical limits on abortion, euthanasia or human embryo manipulation.

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Religion and Attitudes toward the Environment

Cited by 246 publications

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The Influence of Religiously and Scientifically Framed Messages on Agreement with Water Use Restrictions

The Influence of Religiously and Scientifically Framed Messages on Agreement with Water Use Restrictions

Religion et transition énergétique : une étude en Amérique du Sud

Impact of Religious Affiliation on Ethical Values of Spanish Environmental Activists

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