Academic Calendar 2020/2021 - Religion and the Environment
RLCT 3507 Religion and the Environment
Prerequisites:
Any 18 credits completed.Antirequisites:
RLCT 3105 if taken in 2007-2008 or Spring 2008Hours:
Three hours of lecture per week for one term.Credits:
3Description:
This course will examine the role of religion in shaping attitudes towards the environment. Some of the guiding questions for the course will be: how is religious belief connected to ideas about the natural world? Does religion have a vital role to play in solving the environmental crisis? Are attitudes towards women and nature linked? Are there links between environmentalism and social justice?