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Religious Leaders and the Environmental Crisis
Author(s) -
Torabi Maryamossadat,
Noori Seyed Masoud
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the ecumenical review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.104
H-Index - 7
eISSN - 1758-6623
pISSN - 0013-0796
DOI - 10.1111/erev.12434
Subject(s) - islam , perspective (graphical) , environmental ethics , environmental justice , environmental crisis , political science , global warming , ecological crisis , climate change , sociology , political economy , law , ecology , history , philosophy , archaeology , artificial intelligence , biology , computer science
Despite the presence of forward‐looking religious leaders at higher levels, there is little recognition and understanding among local‐level leaders about climate change and the irreversible impacts of global warming. This article illustrates this lack of insight among religious leaders and provides suggestions to increase their awareness of the environmental crisis and its solutions. It uses as examples Islamic teachings that Muslim muftis can use to protect the environment, and emphasizes religious leaders’ influence, roles, and responsibility in establishing justice for the earth, for the next generations, and for all creation. Although most of the facts and examples in this article are from a Middle East and North Africa Region and Islamic perspective, its arguments can be applied generally.