Religion and the Environment

by Ralph Tanner (Editor), Colin Mitchell (Editor)

This work is an analysis of the whole frontier between religion and the environment. It deals in turn with their interactions and the effects of each on the other in the major world religions. It considers the religious impact on human uses of time, space, materials, transport and foods, and the environmental effects of religious influence on major topics such as population pressures, morbidity, mortality, marital arrangements, contraception, the treatment of animals, and environmental management. It concludes with an overview.

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First published December 20, 2001