Shattuck Faith, Hope, and Sustainability

The Greening of US Faith Communities
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-1-4384-8200-2
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 366 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: SUNY series on Religion and the Environment

A cross-case analysis of fifteen faith communities striving to care for the earth and live more sustainably.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Shattuck, Cybelle T.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Religionssoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments

Introduction: Are US Religions Going Green?

Part I: The Greening of US Faith Communities

1. Genesis and Evolution of Fifteen Sustainability Initiatives

2. Many Paths to Sustainability: Cross-Case Analysis

Part II: Champions. Leaders of Sustainability Initiatives

3. People of Faith, Stewards of Earth

4. Leaders Who Make Things Happen

Summary and Domain Interactions

Part III: Faith Leaders. Legitimators of Sustainability Initiatives

5. Legitimating Sustainability as a Faith Issue

6. Mechanisms for Legitimating Sustainability

Summary and Domain Interactions

Part IV: Congregations. Arbiters of Initiative Capacity

7. Community Identity and Congregational Support

8. Congregational Involvement in Initiatives

Summary and Domain Interactions

Part V: Organizations. Venues for Initiative Implementation

9. Operational Procedures

10. Structures as Venues for Implementing Initiatives

Summary and Domain Interactions

Conclusion: Pathways to Sustainability

Appendix: Research Methods and Interview Questions

Notes
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Cybelle T. Shattuck is Assistant Professor with a joint position in the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability and the Department of Comparative Religion at Western Michigan University. She is the author of Dharma in the Golden State: South Asian Religious Traditions in California.