The Ambivalent Role of Religion for Sustainable Development: A Review of the Empirical Evidence

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Religious education for ecological sustainability: an initial reality check using the example of everyday decision-making

“…However, research from primarily environmental sociology and psychology has shown that religious orientations play an important role in sustainability issues (for overviews cf. Tomalin et al 2019;Jenkins et al 2018;Basedau et al 2017;Ronan 2017;Sachdeva 2016;Haluza-DeLay 2014;Tucker 2006), although the connections are by no means clear. Whether religious orientations positively or negatively affect the formation of a sustainable environmental orientation depends on many personal and contextual factors, and not least, on the respective religious orientation itself (Baugh 2019;Ives and Kidwell 2019;Basedau et al 2017;Pater and Dankelman 2009;Sherkat and Ellison 2007).…”

“…Tomalin et al 2019;Jenkins et al 2018;Basedau et al 2017;Ronan 2017;Sachdeva 2016;Haluza-DeLay 2014;Tucker 2006), although the connections are by no means clear. Whether religious orientations positively or negatively affect the formation of a sustainable environmental orientation depends on many personal and contextual factors, and not least, on the respective religious orientation itself (Baugh 2019;Ives and Kidwell 2019;Basedau et al 2017;Pater and Dankelman 2009;Sherkat and Ellison 2007). Hardly any specific empirical evidence is available for this concerning young people, and despite empirical research on sustainability awareness among young people (Gifford and Nilsson 2014), the effects of religious orientations remain largely unknown.…”

The Multidimensional Effects of Religion on Socioeconomic Development: A Review of the Empirical Literature

“…For a better understanding of the classification of the SDGs please compare Table A1 in the online appendix and refer to Basedau et al . ().…”

Association between Religion and Health in China: Using Propensity Score Matching Method

“…The majority of studies in this filed are often correlational and causal effect cannot be directly inferred (Basedau et al 2017;H. Koenig et al 2012;Liu et al 2011aLiu et al , 2011b.…”

“…There is still ongoing controversy about the causal effect of religion on health outcome due to major concerns about self-selection bias (Cragun et al 2016;Zimmer et al 2016;Idler et al 2017) People with greater propensities to be religious may also be good at health maintenance (Chiswick and Mirtcheva 2013;Doane and Elliott 2016;Koenig et al 2012;Levin 1994). Likewise, people who are sick or in poor health may also be more likely to practice religion for comfort or buffering effect (Basedau et al 2017;Inglehart and Norris 2004;Steptoe et al 2015;Doane and Elliott 2016).…”