The Potential of Religion in the Promotion and Implementation of the Concept of Sustainable Development

Sadowski Ryszard F. ()
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Sadowski Ryszard F.: Institute of Ecology and Bioethics Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw ul. Wóycickiego 1/3, 01-938 Warszawa, Poland

Papers on Global Change IGBP, 2017, vol. 24, issue 1, 37-52

Abstract: This article presents religion’s potential where the promotion and implementation of the concept of sustainable development are concerned. First inspired by Lynn White in the 1960s, discussion on religion’s role in the ecological crisis now allows for an honest assessment of the ecological potential of various religious traditions and their contribution to the building of a sustainable world. This article on the one hand points to the religious inspirations behind the concept of sustainable development, and on the other highlights the joint action of representatives of religion and science in the name of sustainable development, as well as the involvement of religions in the concept’s implementation.

Keywords: sustainable development; religion and ecology; ecological crisis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1515/igbp-2017-0004

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