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

Journal Title: Papers on Global Change IGBP - Year 2017, Vol 24, Issue 24

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.

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Ryszard F. Sadowski

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  • EP ID EP350982
  • DOI 10.1515/igbp-2017-0004
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Ryszard F. Sadowski (2017). The Potential of Religion in the Promotion and Implementation of the Concept of Sustainable Development. Papers on Global Change IGBP, 24(24), 37-52. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-350982