The quiet revolutionaries: why the faith-based environmental movement has become the largest civil society movement in the conservation world

Palmer, Martin

doi:10.1080/14888386.2013.826459

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“…Such great transformation can happen when overarching trends create pressure and individual groups simultaneously develop suitable alternatives. Like other societal groups, religious communities can drive change [4][5][6][7][8][11][12][13][14][139][140][141] (pp. [63][64][65][66].…”

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“…Religious communities in their various forms and shapes are an important element in these partnerships for sustainable development. Ecumenical Christian actors, especially the World Council of Churches (WCC), as well as majoritarian Catholic faith-based organizations such as Pax Christi, were involved in broaching sustainability as a basis from which to face the challenges of the modern world [11][12][13][14]. They continued to participate actively in the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro in 2012 (aka the Rio+20 Conference), where the idea of the SDGs was developed [15].…”

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

Ostheimer

Blanc

2021

Sustainability

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

Ostheimer

Blanc

2021

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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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“…It stands for the ongoing disagreements in many religious traditions over environmental engagement (Koehrsen and Huber 2021). While many scholars have highlighted the potentials of religions to address environmental challenges and suggested a "greening" of religions (Chaplin 2016;Tucker 2006;Tucker and Grim 2016;Palmer 2013), the tensions show that religious environmentalism is an embattled terrain that involves actors with diverging interests, backgrounds, and understandings of their traditions. There is neither a linear direction of "greening" nor a univocal impact on society.…”

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

Köhrsen

Blanc

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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Muslims and climate change: How Islam, Muslim organizations, and religious leaders influence climate change perceptions and mitigation activities

Köhrsen

2021

WIREs Climate Change

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A growing body of research stresses the importance of religion in understanding and addressing climate change. However, so far, little is known about the relationship between Muslim communities and climate change. Globally, Muslims constitute the second largest faith group, and there is a strong concentration of Muslims in regions that are particularly affected by global warming. This review synthesizes existing research about climate change and Muslim communities. It addresses (a) Islamic environmentalism, (b) Muslim perceptions of climate change, and (c) mitigation strategies of Muslim communities. The analysis shows that there is no uniform interpretation of climate change among Muslims. Based on their interpretations of Islam, Muslims have generated different approaches to climate change. A small section of Muslim environmentalists engages in public campaigning to raise greater concern about climate change, seeks to reduce carbon emissions through sociotechnological transition efforts, and disseminates proenvironmental interpretations of Islam. However, it remains unclear to what extent these activities generate broader changes in the daily activities of Muslim communities and organizations. Contributions to this research field are often theoretical and stress theological and normative aspects of Islam. Empirical studies have particularly addressed Indonesia and the United Kingdom, whereas knowledge about Muslim climate activism in other world regions is fragmented. Against this backdrop, there is a need for comparative studies that consider regional and religious differences among Muslims and address the role of Muslim environmentalism in climate change mitigation and adaptation at the international, national, and local scales. This article is categorized under: Social Status of Climate Change Knowledge > Sociology/Anthropology of Climate Knowledge

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The quiet revolutionaries: why the faith-based environmental movement has become the largest civil society movement in the conservation world

Cited by 8 publications

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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

Muslims and climate change: How Islam, Muslim organizations, and religious leaders influence climate change perceptions and mitigation activities

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