Abstract:

This article argues the global environmental crisis shows the need for a broad, inclusive definition of sustainability. It shows how religious traditions can help contribute to broader definitions, and describes how work from the field of Religion and Ecology has developed resources. It argues that the next step for the study of Religion and Ecology is to address sustainability, and then proposes that the Earth Charter provides an orienting framework for that engagement of religion and sustainability.

Keywords: RELIGION AND ECOLOGY; EARTH CHARTER; SUSTAINABILITY

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1163/156853508X359930

Affiliations: 1: Yale University