Religion as Transmission Belt for Promoting the Sustainable Development Goals

Blanc, Julia; Ostheimer, Jochen

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“…The 1980s and 1990s in particular were shaped by reflections on the socio-ecological context. The Church led, inter alia, in the Conciliar Process for Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) with three significant ecumenical meetings held in Basel (1989), Graz (1997) and Sibiu (2007) [3,42,[51][52][53].…”

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“…This agenda encompasses 17 "Sustainable Development Goals" (SDGs), defined for 169 associated targets and tracked by 232 indicators [2]. They cover a wide range of social, ecological and economic challenges that must be addressed together by 2030 to allow for sustainable development for the whole world community [3]. Together, they outline a roadmap for all nations toward a fairer and ecologically more balanced world.…”

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“…These six strengths and competences, which can also be found in different forms in other religious communities, enable the Church to act in a specific way as a "transmission belt" for the SDGs [3].…”

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Challenging the Levels: The Catholic Church as a Multi-Level Actor in the Transition to a Climate-Compatible Society

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2021

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Climate compatibility is a cornerstone in the ecological transformation of modern society. In order to achieve sustainable development in all areas of society, numerous social actors must participate. This article examines the potential for the Catholic Church in German-speaking countries to contribute to such change. To this end, in contrast to most current studies, the Church is conceptualized as a multi-level actor instead of focusing only on the top of the hierarchy. Case studies are used to explore how various Church actors in different fields of social action evoke ecological awareness among members and non-members alike or participate in changing social structures.

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“…They can draw on their networks and prominence to influence public debates, create awareness for environmental problems, and influence decision-making processes (Reder 2012;Schaefer 2016;Wardekker et al 2009). Furthermore, many religious organizations have vast financial resources and infrastructures (e.g., buildings, teaching facilities) at their disposal that they can employ to support societal transformations towards environmental sustainability (Gardner 2002(Gardner , 2003Palmer 2013;Blanc and Ostheimer 2019). These views represent, of course, an optimistic narrative of the potentials of religious communities.…”

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“… 2009 ). Furthermore, many religious organizations have vast financial resources and infrastructures (e.g., buildings, teaching facilities) at their disposal that they can employ to support societal transformations towards environmental sustainability (Gardner 2002 , 2003 ; Palmer 2013 ; Blanc and Ostheimer 2019 ). These views represent, of course, an optimistic narrative of the potentials of religious communities.…”

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How “green” can religions be? Tensions about religious environmentalism

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Huber

2021

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Scholarship has suggested a “greening” of religions, supposing that faith communities increasingly become environmentally friendly and use their potentials to address environmental challenges. This contribution points to the problems of the supposed “greening” by indicating the ongoing disagreements in many religious traditions over environmental engagement. The disagreements show that religious environmentalism is an embattled terrain that involves actors with different interests, backgrounds, and understandings of their traditions. The authors illustrate that tensions are an inherent part of religious environmentalism, becoming manifest in different views and theologies, ambivalences, misunderstandings, and sometimes mistrust. They distinguish between four types of tensions: (1) intradenominational tensions, (2) interdenominational tensions, (3) interreligious tensions, and (4) religious-societal tensions. By drawing attention to the tensions of religious environmentalism, this contribution sheds light on the struggles and limitations that religious environmentalists face in their ambitions to address climate change and other environmental challenges.

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Religious Environmental Activism

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Huber³

2022

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This volume explores how religious and spiritual actors engage for environmental protection. Climate change and sustainability are increasingly prominent topics among religious and spiritual groups. Different faith traditions have developed "green" theologies, launched environmental protection projects, and issued public statements on climate change. Against this background, academic scholarship has raised optimistic claims about the strong potentials of religions to address environmental challenges. Taking a critical stance with regard to these claims, in this volume shows that religious environmentalism is an embattled terrain. Tensions are an inherent part of religious environmentalism. These do not necessarily manifest themselves in open clashes between different parties but in different actions, views, theologies, ambivalences, misunderstandings, and sometimes mistrust. Keeping below the surface, these tensions can create effective barriers for religious environmentalism. The chapters examine how tensions are manifested and dealt with through a range of empirical case studies in various world regions. Covering different religious and spiritual traditions, they reflect on intradenominational, interdenominational, interreligious, and religious-societal tensions. Thereby, this volume sheds new light on the problems that religions face when they seek to take an active role in today's societal challenges.

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Religion as Transmission Belt for Promoting the Sustainable Development Goals

Cited by 4 publications

References 12 publications

Challenging the Levels: The Catholic Church as a Multi-Level Actor in the Transition to a Climate-Compatible Society

Challenging the Levels: The Catholic Church as a Multi-Level Actor in the Transition to a Climate-Compatible Society

How “green” can religions be? Tensions about religious environmentalism

Religious Environmental Activism

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