Religious Leaders and the Environmental Crisis

Despite the presence of forward-looking religious leaders at higher levels, there is little recognition and understanding among local-level leaders about climate change and the irreversible impacts of global warming. This article illustrates this lack of insight among religious leaders and provides...

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Autres titres:Ecumenical Forum
Auteurs: Torabi, Maryamossadat (Auteur) ; Noori, Seyed Masoud (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Wiley-Blackwell [2019]
Dans: The ecumenical review
Année: 2019, Volume: 71, Numéro: 3, Pages: 344-355
RelBib Classification:BJ Islam
KBL Proche-Orient et Afrique du Nord
NCG Éthique de la création; Éthique environnementale
RB Ministère ecclésiastique
Sujets non-standardisés:B Islam
B Environnement (art)
B Religious leaders
B Sustainability
B religious events
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Résumé:Despite the presence of forward-looking religious leaders at higher levels, there is little recognition and understanding among local-level leaders about climate change and the irreversible impacts of global warming. This article illustrates this lack of insight among religious leaders and provides suggestions to increase their awareness of the environmental crisis and its solutions. It uses as examples Islamic teachings that Muslim muftis can use to protect the environment, and emphasizes religious leaders' influence, roles, and responsibility in establishing justice for the earth, for the next generations, and for all creation. Although most of the facts and examples in this article are from a Middle East and North Africa Region and Islamic perspective, its arguments can be applied generally.
ISSN:1758-6623
Contient:Enthalten in: The ecumenical review
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/erev.12434