Which is greener: secularity or religiosity? Environmental philanthropy along religiosity spectrum

Dilmaghani, Maryam

doi:10.1007/s10018-017-0201-x

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“…Quantitative analyses about environmental attitudes among adherents of specific faith communities show no clear evidence for a “greening” (Carlisle and Clark 2018 ; Clements et al. 2014 ; Konisky 2018 ; Dilmaghani 2018 ). Accordingly, in a review of existing quantitative research on the “greening” of Christianity in the US, Bron Taylor et al.…”

Section: Challenges For the Religious Greeningmentioning

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“…Multiple studies have explored the assumed "greening" of religions (for comprehensive reviews of existing empirical research, see Taylor 2016;Taylor et al 2016a). Quantitative analyses about environmental attitudes among adherents of specific faith communities show no clear evidence for a "greening" (Carlisle and Clark 2018;Clements et al 2014;Konisky 2018;Dilmaghani 2018). Accordingly, in a review of existing quantitative research on the "greening" of Christianity in the US, Bron Taylor et al (2016b, a) conclude that empirical research does not support the "greening" hypothesis: the environmental attitudes of religious followers do not reflect a potential "greening" of their religions.…”

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How “green” can religions be? Tensions about religious environmentalism

Köhrsen

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Huber

2021

Z Religion Ges Polit

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Scholarship has suggested a “greening” of religions, supposing that faith communities increasingly become environmentally friendly and use their potentials to address environmental challenges. This contribution points to the problems of the supposed “greening” by indicating the ongoing disagreements in many religious traditions over environmental engagement. The disagreements show that religious environmentalism is an embattled terrain that involves actors with different interests, backgrounds, and understandings of their traditions. The authors illustrate that tensions are an inherent part of religious environmentalism, becoming manifest in different views and theologies, ambivalences, misunderstandings, and sometimes mistrust. They distinguish between four types of tensions: (1) intradenominational tensions, (2) interdenominational tensions, (3) interreligious tensions, and (4) religious-societal tensions. By drawing attention to the tensions of religious environmentalism, this contribution sheds light on the struggles and limitations that religious environmentalists face in their ambitions to address climate change and other environmental challenges.

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How “green” can religions be? Tensions about religious environmentalism

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Huber

2021

Z Religion Ges Polit

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“…Different aspects of religion can contribute to creation of a pro-environmental ethos. For example, attending religious services is found to be positively related to volunteerism for environmental protection (Dilmaghani 2018). However, religion is not the only actor in the shaping of perceptions, opinions, and actions regarding the environment.…”

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Religion, Polity, and the Natural Environment in the Anthropocene Age

Hekmatpour¹

2020

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The Anthropocene age is marked by increased human impacts on the natural environment. As social beings, humans interact with each other, and with their surrounding environments, often through organizations and institutions. Religion and the polity are among the most influential human institutions, and they tend to impact the natural environment in several ways. For instance, several thinkers have claimed that some of the central ideas of the Abrahamic traditions, such as the concept of “Domination of men over the earth,” are among the causes of several anthropogenic environmental problems. By contrast, some of the ideas of non-Abrahamic, particularly animistic, religions are found to be associated with environmental conservation and stewardship. The polity can also contribute to environmental problems. The relationship between political organizations and environmental degradation, at any level of analysis from local to global, is well studied and established in the literature. Politicizing the natural environment, however, is not without tradeoffs. Environmentalism, by certain groups of people, is considered as a “stigma,” while it is a central concept in the political ideology of another part of the population. This antagonism is harmful to the environmental protection cause. I make the case that religion, or at least a number of religious ideas, can be conducive to the process of depoliticizing the natural environment. In this paper, I strive to draw a theoretical framework to explain how religion and the polity can mutually impact the natural environment.

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“…To measure this form of religiosity, the studies used scales such as the family environment scale (FES), the supernatural belief scale, and other self-reported Likert-scales that range from 1 (not religious) to 10 (very religious). Studies also incorporated various dimensions of religiosity such as practice, belief, and experience, as well as the consequence or importance of religion in the participants' lives (Dilmaghani 2018;Diop et al 2018). A few studies also measured religiosity by asking if individuals followed specific religious practices such as keeping Shabbat or Kosher (Sansani and Rozental 2018).…”

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How Does Religion Affect Giving to Outgroups and Secular Organizations? A Systematic Literature Review

2020

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Although religious giving represents the largest sector of charitable giving in the US, its overall impact on social welfare has been questioned, pointing to the possibility that the majority of funding might stay within the religious community, with little benefit to outgroups or secular charity. Despite multiple studies showing a positive relationship between religion and secular and outgroup giving, some empirical findings show a negative or non-significant relationship. By employing a systematic literature review, the current study explores theories and empirical evidence to provide an integrative framework that identifies the mechanisms and directions through which religion affects giving to outgroups and secular organizations. The study also compares the major five religious traditions and giving to outgroups and secular organizations. The study finds that religious teachings, norms, values, social network, and private rituals, determine the direction of the relationship between religion and giving to outgroups and secular organizations. The study concludes that, despite the dominant positive relationship between religion and giving to outgroup and secular organizations, there remains heterogeneity among the studies based on their location, operationalization of religion and secular giving, and methodology used. The study also poses some implication questions and points out future research directions.

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Which is greener: secularity or religiosity? Environmental philanthropy along religiosity spectrum

Cited by 18 publications

References 147 publications

How “green” can religions be? Tensions about religious environmentalism

How “green” can religions be? Tensions about religious environmentalism

Religion, Polity, and the Natural Environment in the Anthropocene Age

How Does Religion Affect Giving to Outgroups and Secular Organizations? A Systematic Literature Review

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