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Author:   Jens Köhrsen ,  Julia Blanc ,  Fabian Huber
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.789kg
ISBN:  

9780367862534

ISBN 10:   0367862530
Pages:   328
Publication Date:   16 December 2022
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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"1 Tensions in Religious Environmentalism Jens Koehrsen, Julia Blanc and Fabian Huber Part 1: Intradenominational Tensions 2 From Global Goal to Local Practice: Potential Lines of Tension in Religious Environmentalism in Catholic Religious Orders Jiska Gojowczyk 3 Cosmological Tensions: Biodynamic Agriculture’s Anthropocentrism and its Contestation Stéphanie Majerus 4 The Slow Greening of Established Churches in Switzerland: Tensions between Local Parishes and Church Head Organizations Christophe Monnot Part 2: Interdenominational Tensions 5 Halal Wastewater Recycling: Environmental Solution or Religious Complication? Sofiah Jamil 6 From ""Why Should?"" to ""Why Do?"" Tensions in the Christian Context while Acting for the Environment Julia Blanc 7 The Dissenting Voices: Perception of Climate Change and Church’s Responsibility in Nigeria George C. Nche Part 3: Interreligious Tensions 8 Environmentalism in the Religious Field: The Role of the Establishment for Competition in Switzerland Fabian Huber 9 ""What does religion have to do with nature conservation?"" Investigating the Tensions in an Interreligious Nature Conservation Project in Germany Carrie B. Dohe 10 Finding Ubuntu in the Bible: How the Zion Christian Church in South Africa Relates to Concepts of Ecology in African Traditional Religions Juliane Stork and Charel du Toit Part 4: Religious-Societal Tensions 11 Kosher Electricity and Sustainability: Building Block or Stumbling Stone? Lior Herman 12 The Negotiation of Self-Identity in Swiss Biodynamic Wine-Crafting: Facets of a Sentient and Practitioner-Based Sustainable Agronomy Alexandre Grandjean 13 The Green, the Secular, and the Religious: The Legitimacy of Religious Environmentalism in Global Climate Politics Katharina Glaab 14 Climate and Covenant: A Case Study of the Functions, Goals and Tensions of Faith at the 23rd Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change David Krantz 15 Environmental Action Within Local Faith Communities: Navigating Between High Expectations and Practical Action Derk Harmannij"

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"Fabian Huber studied sociology, religious studies and political science. He conducts research using quantitative and qualitative methods on the topics of religion and sustainability as well as religion and the media. A recent publication, together with Jens Köhrsen (2021): A field perspective on sustainability transitions: The case of religious organizations. In: Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions 40, 408-420. Jens Koehrsen is an Associate Professor at the University of Oslo and a Senior Researcher at the University of Basel. Julia Blanc is a Theologian working at the University of Passau, Germany and wrote her dissertation on ""Ökokatholizismus"" (2017)."

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