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Author:   Lucas F. Johnston
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Equinox Publishing Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.660kg
ISBN:  

9781908049827

ISBN 10:   1908049820
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   01 January 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part I: Defining Religion and Sustainability, and Why it Matters 1. The Stakes of Sustainability and its Religious Dimensions 2. Defining the Terms: Religion and Sustainability 3. Sustainability as a contagious meme Part II: The Emergence and Development of Sustainability 4. The Genesis and Globalization of Sustainability 5. The Religious Dimensions of Sustainability at the Nexus of Civil Society and International Politics 6. The Contribution of Natural Sciences and Social Sciences to the Religious Dimensions of Sustainability Part III: The Ethnographic Data and Sustainability Cases 7. Walking Together Separately: Evangelical Creation Care 8. Stories of Partnership: Interfaith Efforts Toward Sustainability 9. The Religious Dimensions of Secular Sustainability 10. Manufacturing or Cultivating Common Ground

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The novel approach employed in Religion and Sustainability captures the fascinating social movements emerging from the intersection of global environmental issues and moral traditions. Evan Berry, American University, Washington, DC, USA In this sophisticated and well-written study, Johnston offers a much-needed and thought-provoking 'missing link' emphasizing the religious dimensions of contemporary sustainability movements. Laura Hobgood-Oster, Southwestern University, USA

The novel approach employed in Religion and Sustainability captures the fascinating social movements emerging from the intersection of global environmental issues and moral traditions. Evan Berry, American University, Washington, DC, USA In this sophisticated and well-written study, Johnston offers a much-needed and thought-provoking 'missing link' emphasizing the religious dimensions of contemporary sustainability movements. Laura Hobgood-Oster, Southwestern University, USA An interesting, timely investigation of diffences and commonalities between secular, interfaith, and faith-based organizations that have engaged sustainaibility in their practices - Highly recommended. - Choice

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Lucas F. Johnston is Assistant Professor of Religion and Environmental Studies at Wake Forest University, USA.

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