Palmer, MartinFinlay, Victoria2013-08-142013-08-142003-080-8213-5559-7https://hdl.handle.net/10986/15083The authors explore the ecological worldviews of eleven major world religions, and consider how these can help shape effective environmental policy. At the heart of this book is a discussion of how religions can work with environment- and development-focused organizations, both to provide alternative models of conservation approaches, and to develop programs for their own faithful. The world's religions can - through storytelling, celebration, practice, spiritual guidance, activism in their communities, and advocacy worldwide - be powerful, and effective partners in a wide range of conservation initiatives. The book includes a collection of the faiths' core statements on conservation, brought together for the first time.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOAIRANTHROPOLOGYATHEISMBELIEFSBUDDHISMBUDDHISTSCHRISTIANITYCHRISTIANSCHURCHCOURTESYCREATIONECOSYSTEMSEVILFAITHFAITHSFAMILIESFATEGODHINDUISMHINDUSHOUSINGIMAGESISLAMJAINISMJUDAISMLAWSMAGICMASS MEDIAMINISTERSMISSIONARIESMODEMMUSLIMSNATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENTNETWORKSPARTNERSHIPPHILOSOPHYPILGRIMSPLURALISMPRIESTSPRINTINGRABBISREALITYRELIGIONRELIGIONSRELIGIOUS ASPECTSSACRED TEXTSSACRIFICESCHOOLSSHINTOSHINTOISMSHOW HOWSIKHISMSOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGYSOILSSPIRITSSUSTAINABLE GROWTHTHEOLOGYTRUTHVIOLENCEWASTEZOROASTRIANISMWorld Bank10.1596/0-8213-5559-7