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Description:How does our faith affect how we think about and respond to climate change?Climate Politics and the Power of Religion is an edited collection that explores the diverse ways that religion shapes climate politics at the local, national, and international levels. Drawing on case studies from across the globe, it stands at the intersection of religious studies, environment policy, and global politics.From small island nations confronting sea-level rise and intensifying tropical storms to high-elevation communities in the Andes and Himalayas wrestling with accelerating glacial melt, there is tremendous variation in the ways that societies draw on religion to understand and contend with climate change.Climate Politics and the Power of Religion offers 10 timely case studies that demonstrate how different communities render climate change within their own moral vocabularies and how such moral claims find purchase in activism and public debates about climate policy. Whether it be Hindu nationalists in India, Catholic priests in Peru, or working-class activists concerned about an injured Gaia in Trinidad--religion affects how they all are making sense of and responding to this escalating global catastrophe.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Climate Politics and the Power of Religion. To get started finding Climate Politics and the Power of Religion, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: How does our faith affect how we think about and respond to climate change?Climate Politics and the Power of Religion is an edited collection that explores the diverse ways that religion shapes climate politics at the local, national, and international levels. Drawing on case studies from across the globe, it stands at the intersection of religious studies, environment policy, and global politics.From small island nations confronting sea-level rise and intensifying tropical storms to high-elevation communities in the Andes and Himalayas wrestling with accelerating glacial melt, there is tremendous variation in the ways that societies draw on religion to understand and contend with climate change.Climate Politics and the Power of Religion offers 10 timely case studies that demonstrate how different communities render climate change within their own moral vocabularies and how such moral claims find purchase in activism and public debates about climate policy. Whether it be Hindu nationalists in India, Catholic priests in Peru, or working-class activists concerned about an injured Gaia in Trinidad--religion affects how they all are making sense of and responding to this escalating global catastrophe.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Climate Politics and the Power of Religion. To get started finding Climate Politics and the Power of Religion, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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