Routledge Handbook of Religion and Ecology

<p>The moral values and interpretive systems of religions are crucially involved in how people imagine the challenges of sustainability and how societies mobilize to enhance ecosystem resilience and human well-being.</p><p>The <i>Routledge Handbook of Religion and Ecology</i> provides the most comprehensive and authoritative overview of the field. It encourages both appreciative and critical angles regarding religious traditions, communities, attitude, and practices. It presents contrasting ways of thinking about "religion" and about "ecology" and about ways of connecting the two terms. Written by a team of leading international experts, the <i>Handbook</i> discusses dynamics of change within religious traditions as well as their roles in responding to global challenges such as climate change, water, conservation, food and population. It explores the interpretations of indigenous traditions regarding modern environmental problems drawing on such concepts as lifeway and indigenous knowledge. This volume uniquely intersects the field of religion and ecology with new directions within the humanities and the sciences. </p><p>This interdisciplinary volume is an essential reference for scholars and students across the social sciences and humanities and for all those looking to understand the significance of religion in environmental studies and policy.</p> <p>Part 1 Introducing Religion and Ecology</p><p>1. The Movement of Religion and Ecology: Emerging Field and Dynamic Force <em>Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim</em></p><p>2. New Developments in the Field <em>Sigurd Bergmann</em></p><p>3. Whose Religion? Which Ecology? <em>Willis Jenkins</em></p><p>Part 2 Global Traditions </p><p>Introduction: <em>Mary Evelyn Tucker</em></p><p>4. Hinduism <em>David Haberman</em></p><p>5. Buddhism <em>Christopher Ives</em></p><p>6. Confucianism <em>Yong Huang</em></p><p>7. Judaism <em>Hava Tirosh Samuelson</em></p><p>8. Christianity <em>Ernst Conradie</em></p><p>9. Islam <em>Zainal Bagir and Najiyah Martiam</em></p><p>10. Bahai <em>Peter Adriance and Arthur Dahl</em> </p><p>11. Mormonism <em>George Handley</em></p><p><b>Part 3 Indigenous Cosmovisions </b></p><p>Introduction: <em>John Grim</em></p><p>12.<b> </b>Africa <em>Jesse Mugambi</em></p><p>13. Asia <em>Dan Smyer Yu</em></p><p>14. Pacific Region <em>Manuka Henare</em></p><p>15. North America <em>Melissa Nelson</em></p><p>16. Arctic <em>Frederic Laugrand</em></p><p>17. Latin America <em>Miguel Angel Astor-Aguilera</em></p><p><b>Part 4 Regional Landscapes</b></p><p>Introduction: <em>Willis Jenkins</em><b> </b></p><p>18. India <em>Christopher Key Chapple</em></p><p>19. China <em>James Miller</em></p><p>20. Latin America <em>Anna Peterson</em></p><p>21. African Diaspora <em>Melanie Harris</em></p><p><strong>Part 5 Nature Spiritualities </strong></p><p>Introduction: <em>John Grim</em></p><p>22. Paganism and Animism <em>Graham Harvey</em></p><p>23. Spiritual Ecology and Radical Environmentalism <em>Leslie Sponsel</em></p><p>24. Nature Writing and Nature Mysticism <em>Douglas Christie</em></p><p>Part 6 Planetary Challenges </p><p>Introduction: Willis Jenkins, University of Virginia</p><p>25. Climate Change <em>Mike Hulme</em></p><p>26. Biodiversity <em>Thomas Lovejoy</em></p><p>27. Oceans <em>Carl Safina and Patricia Paladines</em></p><p>28. Conservation and Restoration <em>Gretel van Wieren</em></p><p>29. Food and Agriculture <em>Whitney Sanford</em></p><p>30. Water <em>Christiana Peppard</em></p><p>31. Animals <em>Paul Waldau</em></p><p>32. Population <em>Robert Wyman and </em><em>Guigui Yao</em></p><p>33. Consumption <em>Laura Hartman</em></p><p>34. Gender Injustice <em>Heather Eaton</em></p><p>35 Environmental Justice <em>David Pellow and Pengfei Guo</em></p><p><b>Part 7 Disciplinary Intersections </b></p><p>Introduction: <em>Mary Evelyn Tucker</em></p><p>Environmental Humanities </p><p>36. History <em>Donald Worster</em></p><p>37. Literature <em>Scott Slovic</em> </p><p>38. Philosophy <em>Baird Callicott</em></p><p>39. Art <em>Subhankar Banerjee</em> </p><p>Environmental Sciences </p><p>40. Policy <em>Maria Ivanova </em></p><p>41. Law <em>John Nagle</em></p><p>42. Economics <em>Richard Norgaard with Jessica Goddard and Jalel Sager</em></p><p>43. Ecology <em>Nalini Nadkarni</em></p>