Research Catalog

Title

African perspectives on religion and climate change / edited by Ezra Chitando, Ernst M. Conradie and Susan M. Kilonzo.

Publication

• Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022.
• ©2022

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Details

Additional Authors

• Chitando, Ezra
• Conradie, E. M.
• Kilonzo, Susan

Description

xi, 241 pages : illustrations; 25 cm.

Summary

"This book interrogates the contributions that religious traditions have made to climate change discussions within Africa, whether positive or negative. Drawing on a range of African contexts and religious traditions, the book provides concrete suggestions on how individuals and communities of faith must act in order to address the challenge of climate change. Despite the fact that Africa has contributed relatively little to historic carbon emissions, the continent will be affected disproportionally by the increasing impact of anthropogenic climate change. Contributors to this book provide a range of rich case studies to investigate how religious traditions such as Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and indigenous faiths influence the worldviews and actions of their adherents, and how the moral authority and leadership provided by religion can be used to respond to and adapt to the challenges posed by climate change. Topics covered include risk reduction and resilience, youth movements, indigenous knowledge systems, environmental degradation, and climate change financing. This book will be of interested to scholars in diverse fields, including religious studies, sociology, political science, climate change and environmental humanities"--

Series Statement

Routledge studies on religion in Africa and the diaspora ; 7

Uniform Title

Routledge studies on religion in Africa and the diaspora ; 7.

Subject

• Climatic changes > Religious aspects
• Climatic changes > Social aspects > Africa
• Climate change mitigation > Africa
• Ethnoscience > Africa
• Climate change mitigation
• Climatic changes > Social aspects
• Ecology
• Ethnoscience
• Religion
• Environmental conditions
• Climatic changes
• Africa > Religion
• Africa > Religious life and customs
• Africa > Environmental conditions
• Africa

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Introduction / Ezra Chitando -- African traditional religion and climate change : perspectives from Zimbabwe / Tabona Shoko -- The climate crisis : mitigation and control through Emaswati indigenous knowledge / Sonene Nyawo -- The nexus between indigenous beliefs on environment and climate change adaptation amongst the Sengwer in Embobut Forest, Kenya / Loreen Maseno and King'asia Mamati -- An African ecofeminist appraisal of the value of indigenous knowledge systems in responding to environmental degradation and climate change / Lilian C. Siwila -- Women, indigenous knowledge systems, and climate change in Kenya / Susan Mbula Kilonzo -- Putting words into action : the role of the church in addressing climate change in Ghana / Beatrice Okyere-Manu and Stephen Nkansah Morgan -- The mainline churches and climate change in Uganda / David Andrew Omona -- Five years after: an overview of the response of Catholics in Africa to the Laudato Si's call for creation care / George C. Nche -- Youth and climate change in the United Church of Zambia / Damon Mkandawire -- Hinduism and climate change in Africa / Elizabeth Pulane Motswapong -- Risk reduction interventions, building resilience and adaptation to climate change in northeastern Kenya : a review of the response by the Islamic Relief Worldwide / Hassan Juma Ndzovu -- The religio-spiritual and sacred dimensions of climate-induced conflicts : a research agenda / Joram Tarusarira and Damaris S. Parsitau -- African religious leaders and climate change financing / Veronica Nonhlanhla Gundu-Jakarasi -- Climate change as a multi-layered crisis for humanity / Ernst M. Conradie.

Call Number

ReCAP 23-3167

ISBN

• 9780367616076
• 0367616076

LCCN

2021057216

OCLC

1289364636

Title

African perspectives on religion and climate change / edited by Ezra Chitando, Ernst M. Conradie and Susan M. Kilonzo.

Publisher

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022.

Copyright Date

©2022

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Routledge studies on religion in Africa and the diaspora ; 7

Routledge studies on religion in Africa and the diaspora ; 7.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Chitando, Ezra, editor.

Conradie, E. M., editor.

Kilonzo, Susan, editor.

Research Call Number

ReCAP 23-3167