Abstract: "This publication is focused on the interface between religion, sustainable development and higher education. It is based on the underlying research question : How are the different worldviews and religions as well as the debate about their alleged contributions to sustainable development incorporated in the academic disciplines of religious studies and theology?"--Page [7].
Inhaltsverzeichnis :
Religion and sustainable development : an introductory reflection on the debate / Cathrien de Pater and Irene Dankelman -- Indigenous spirituality : blessing or curse? Teaching religion and development at the Radboud University Nijmegen / Frans Wijsen -- Teaching sustainable development from the perspective of indigenous spiritualities of Ghana / Samuel Awuah-Nyamekye -- Religious studies, practical experience, and visions from the south : a case study on Africa / David Millar and Joseph Abaazami -- Towards co-evolution of different ways of believing : possible contributions of religions and religious studies to sustainable development / Bertus Haverkort -- 'To work it and to keep it' : a Jewish perspective on sustainable development / David Meyer -- Christian religion and sustainable development / Wil Derkse -- The quest for religious values and sustainable lifestyles : contributions from Amish, Hutterite, Franciscan and Bendictine philosophy of life / Marine A. van Meekeren-Vork -- Religious studies, theology and sustainable development : an Islamic perspective / Azizan Baharuddin -- Reorienting Islamic theology towards environmental consciousness & sustainability : a model for incorporating environmental education (EE) in Islamic education / Aslam Parvaiz --From cosmos to commodity and back : a critique of Hindu environmental rhetoric in educational programs / Albertina Nugteren -- The devil's advocate : a religious perspective on Dutch discourses on religion and development / Brenda E. Bartelink.