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Spiritual Connections with the Natural Environment: Pathways for Global Change
The article discusses how different religions and philosophies have lessons to offer about the relationship humanity has with nature. With this, the article also discusses how this can be transferred to environmental actions and policy today. -
Common Waters: Global water crises and Christian baptism
An article written in the Colombia Theological Seminary's journal @ This Point Vol. 10 No. 2. This article outlines several national and global water issues and threats as well as the efforts to resolve these issues. It examines the concept of baptism in relation to Christian values and ideas towards water and water management. -
Religion and Environmental Worldviews: undergraduate thesis
This document is an undergraduate thesis written by two students at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The study looks at different religion and spiritual perspectives and how they contribute to environmental worldviews. Specifically, the students posited that the more religious one was, the more human-center their environment worldview would be. Despite their well-designed survey, they concluded that religion did not affect environmental worldview, even though it did influence behavior. -
The Real Threat to Hinduism: The Slow Death of India’s Rivers
Much of Hindu culture, religion, mythologies, and festivals are centered around nature, specifically bodies of water. However, air and water pollution are at an all time high in India. This poses a great threat to the rivers that are deeply rooted in Hindu culture and religion, most notably the Ganges River. This article delves into the hypocrisy shown by man and his relationship between religion and the environment. Hinduism boasts environmental protection and conservation, but fails in practice. "We worship our rivers as mothers and then choke them to death with all sorts of filth." -
Climate Change and Hinduism
Ancient texts of Hinduism frequently mention environmental aspects related to the religion. There are also many general guidelines of Hinduism that can be applied to conservation in our current climate situation. This article highlights a few of these concepts and give a brief description of each. -
Climate Change Adaptation Plan for the Navajo Nation
The Climate Change Adaptation Plan for the Navajo Nation includes a climate change statement and climate plan outlining several key issues that the Navajo Nation aims to address with the plan.
The key issues of concern include: loss of traditional practices as a result of climate stress and implementing changes that do not interfere with Navajo religious traditions and ceremonies, depletion and contamination of water resources, over-population of feral horses, communication, enforcement and compliance, air pollution, air quality, and local dumping, and grazing management.
The plan also outlines vulnerabilities associated with and goals and adaptation strategies to address the aforementioned key issues. -
"Dine Be keyah"": The Cultural Geography and Environmental Connectedness Associated with the Religion of the Navajo Nation, Including a Brief Synopsis of Navajo Perceptions Illustrated in Sacred Crowns
This thesis is about the how the Navajo lifestyle has diverged away from respecting their sacred environment, the root cause being economic forces and federal governmental influences. The thesis also discusses Navajo religious traditions and beliefs defining the Navajo Nation's existence and explains the Navajo Blessingway ceremony. There is also a synopsis of Sacred Clowns by Tony Hillerman. -
A Catholic Perspective on Climate Change
This article describes some of the science of climate change, and how it can be viewed through faith. It has an overview of how we know that climate change is real and cause by humans, as well as its effect on humans. It also shares some solutions on how to mitigate this problem. -
Religions and Environmental Sustainability Focusing on Some Practical Approaches
This study looks at two participants with different religious backgrounds and compares their responses to the environmental crisis. By comparing how they view eco-religious understandings and suggestions, the paper tries to provide more context for addressing environmental issues. Also how these perceptions of environmental sustainability can help motivate others to protect the natural environment. -
Religion-Sustainability Database Entry assignment
My entry will be about eh impact that religion has had on environment and also the impacts of climate change and how world leaders are speaking more openly about it. -
Green is In: The Rise of Environmental Sustainability in the Philippines
An article from Priority Consultants details the ramifications and consequences of global warming on the Philippines, a country especially susceptible to climate change due to its geography and economic standing. The article further highlights the need for steps toward fighting climate change due to the country's immense ecological ecosystem and some of the plans already in place to aid this endeavor.