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Editorial note Faith and Environment 2024
Dear Reader, As the world confronts an era of profound environmental crises, rising temperatures, de...
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Harnessing the power of youth groups in the promotion of environmental action in African Global South states through faith-based organisations
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Oromo philosophy and its contribution to Faith and Environment
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The role of Islam in advocating for planting of trees
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Embracing creation: The Seventh-day Adventist commitment to environmental stewardship
Awino Dinah* Seventh-day Adventists globally embrace environmental stewardship, deeply rooted ...
Wastefulness in environmental degradation: Seeking a new approach to environmental education based on faith values
By Nadya Rashid ' Indeed, the wasteful are brothers of the devils, and ever has Satan been to his Lo...
Catholic theology on environmental protection and integral human development –Laudato Si
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About faith and Environment Blog
The faith and environment blog is an online forum that exists to enable multi-disciplinary conversations around the nexus of faith and spiritual values and the environment.
The blog is run by the Kabarak University Press as one of their projects dubbed 'The Faith and Environment Project'.
The Faith and environment blog aims to promote multidisciplinary scholarly discussion on faith and the regulation of environmental protection from an African-regional perspective. It will feature scholarly work mainly from the global south with an aim of developing and publishing scholarly material on faith and the regulation of environmental protection.
Faith and spiritual values are common driving factor for most cultures and societies. Aligning environmental protection with culture and religion can help us understand our environment better and how to protect it. It may also lead to a behavioral change and effectively aid in conserving help in the long-term environmental protection.
The Faith and Environment blog considers submissions from students of law, researchers, policy makers, academics, theologians and environmental matters experts.
Submissions
Those interested in making contributions to the blog are encouraged to meet the following requirements;
- It should be around 1000 words.
- It should address matters on faith and environmental discourses bringing out the interreligious and ecological intersections.
- Citations in the form of endnotes are encouraged.
Submissions shall be sent to editor.kup@kabarak.ac.ke
