Title Population, consumption, and the environment : religious and secular responses / edited by Harold Coward

Published Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, ©1995

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Description 1 online resource (vii, 319 pages) Contents The natural background / F. Kenneth Hare -- The human context / Anne Whyte -- Aboriginal spirituality, population, and the environment / Daisy Sewid-Smith -- Judaism, population, and the environment / Sharon Joseph Levy -- A Christian response to the population apocalypse / Catherine Keller -- Islam, population, and the environment : a textual and juristic view / Nawal H. Ammar -- Hinduism, population, and the environment / Klaus K. Klostermaier -- Buddhist resources for issues of population, consumption, and the environment / Rita M. Gross -- Chinese religions, population, and the environment / Jordan Paper and Li Chuang Paper -- Prescriptions from religious and secular ethics for breaking the impoverishment/environmental degradation cycle / Michael McDonald -- Projected population patterns, North-South relations, and the environment / Mahendra K. Premi -- Environmental degradation and the religion of the market / A. Rodney Dobell -- Ethics, family planning, status of women, and the environment / Jael M. Silliman -- International law, population pressure, and the environment / Elizabeth A. Adjin-Tettey -- The Northern consumption issue after Rio and the role of religion and environmentalism / Yuichi Inoue Summary "This book concentrates on the different ways in which the major world religions view the problems of overpopulation and excess resource consumption and how they approach possible solutions. After examining the natural background and the human context, the book moves on to consider both religious and secular approaches. It analyzes how a particular religion's scriptures comment on the nature of people, the environment, people's place in the environment, and their roles and responsibilities. The historical dimension is derived from reviewing a particular religion's record in teaching about these issues, often demonstrating how broader issues are addressed. Practical lessons are learned from religious guidelines that deal with current problems and offer solutions. The authors consider Aboriginal spirituality, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Chinese religions. The secular approaches include secular ethics, North-South relations, market forces, the status of women, and international law." (Excerpt) Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Print version record Subject Population policy -- Religious aspects. Population -- Moral and ethical aspects Population -- Environmental aspects. Nature -- Effect of human beings on. Consumption (Economics) Population density. Religion. Conservation of natural resources. Birth control. Economics. Women's rights. Organization. Health planning. Humanities. Sociology. Medical care. Social control. Human rights. Demography. Philosophy. Social sciences. Health services administration. Social psychology. Public health. Population Density Religion Conservation of Natural Resources Population Control Public Policy Economics Environment Health Resources Women's Rights Ethics Socioeconomic Factors Organization and Administration Legislation as Topic Health Care Economics and Organizations Ecological and Environmental Phenomena Health Planning Humanities Population Dynamics Sociology Morals Delivery of Health Care Social Control, Formal Human Rights Demography Technology, Industry, and Agriculture Philosophy Social Control Policies Environment and Public Health Social Sciences Population Characteristics Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation Health Services Administration Policy Epidemiologic Measurements Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena Technology, Industry, Agriculture Biological Phenomena Psychology, Social Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms Public Health Phenomena and Processes Psychiatry and Psychology Patient Care Management -- methods Patient Care Management Patient Care population density. religion (discipline) economics. humanities. sociology. demography. philosophy. social sciences. social psychology. public health. RELIGION -- Comparative Religion. Women's rights Sociology Social sciences Social psychology Social control Religion Public health Population density Philosophy Organization Medical care Humanities Human rights Health services administration Health planning Economics Demography Conservation of natural resources Birth control Consumption (Economics) Nature -- Effect of human beings on Population -- Environmental aspects Population -- Moral and ethical aspects Population policy -- Religious aspects Demography. Business & Economics. Form Electronic book Author Coward, Harold G. LC no. 95081019 ISBN 0585046174 9780585046174

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