Environmental activism
The Relationship Between Religion, Spirituality, and the Environment
Is Gottlieb right that environmental activism needs religion/spirituality? Why or why not? Defend your answer with reference to the assigned readings. How could the spirituality of deep ecology help the environmental movement? Is deep ecology a more promising basis of spirituality than other more traditional religions such as Christianity? Why or why not?
Review your classmates’ posts. As you analyze their examples, consider playing devil’s advocate and attempt to show how their analysis does not capture the essence of Gottieb’s position. If you agree with others, enhance the discussion by including more supporting evidence from the articles or from your own outside research.
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According to my understanding on this subject of the matter, I can conclude, that Gottlieb is right that environmental activism requires spirituality/religion. However, to substantiate this, it is clear that Gottlieb ascribes religious qualities to numerous environmentally associated concern and causes. Additionally, it can be noted that when he denotes to “religious environmentalism,” he is largely talking about that part of the global environment………………….
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