ASC211 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Hossein Nasr, Marine Mammal Protection Act, World Wide Fund For Nature
14 May 2018
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Deakin University ASC211 Trimester One 2018
Religion and Ecology
• How did faith communities respond to the emerging environmental crisis of the late 20th
century?
• What role did religion play in creating and ameliorating this crisis?
• What action are faith communities and multifaith organisations taking to stem the global
threat of climate change in contemporary societies?
Faith and Nature
1950's:
• 1950s theologians including Alfred North Whitehead and Teilhard de Chardin began exploring
the relationship between God, humanity and nature.
• Respect for nature
• Interdependence of all life
1960's
• ‘ahel Carsons 9 – Silent Spring – negative effect of pesticides on birds, environment and
link with cancer
Inspired environmental and ecofeminist movements
• National Council of Churches – 1964 Faith-Man-Nature Group
• Lynn White Jr 1967 – lecture and article - The Historial ‘oots of Our Eologial Crisis
criticised Judeo-Christian tradition for creating a worldview that separated God and humanity
from nature which encouraged exploitation and conquest of nature – anthropocentrism
Solution – St Francis – democratised relationship between humans and nature
Seyyed Hossein Nasr 1968 – The Encounter of Man and Nature: The Spiritual Crisis of Modern
Man – religion and science –predicted crisis
Environmental Awareness
• First Earth Day 9 – demonstrations – birth of enviro movement
• Journal – Environmental Ethics - 1970
• Environment Protection Agency (USA) 1970
• Established legal rights for nonhumans
• Marine Mammal Protection Act (1972)
• Endangered Species Act (1973)
• 1972 – United Nations Conference on the Human Environment
• Formation of environmental groups – 1960s-1990s
• Wilderness Society
• World Wildlife Fund
• Conservation Law Foundation
• Greenpeace
• Earth First!
• 1980 – the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) –
World Conservation Strategy
• United Nations World Charter for Nature
• 1983 – UN World Commission on Environment and Development
• 1987 – Our Common Future – sustainable development
• 1989 – Bill MKiens – End of Nature
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Document Summary
1950"s: 1950s theologians including alfred north whitehead and teilhard de chardin began exploring the relationship between god, humanity and nature, respect for nature. 1960"s: a(cid:272)hel carson(cid:859)s (cid:1005)9(cid:1010)(cid:1006) silent spring negative effect of pesticides on birds, environment and link with cancer. Inspired environmental and ecofeminist movements: national council of churches 1964 faith-man-nature group. Lynn white jr 1967 lecture and article - (cid:858)the histori(cid:272)al oots of our e(cid:272)ologi(cid:272)al crisis(cid:859) criticised judeo-christian tradition for creating a worldview that separated god and humanity from nature which encouraged exploitation and conquest of nature anthropocentrism. Solution st francis democratised relationship between humans and nature. Seyyed hossein nasr 1968 the encounter of man and nature: the spiritual crisis of modern. First (cid:858)earth day(cid:859) (cid:1005)9(cid:1011)(cid:1004) demonstrations birth of enviro movement. Journal environmental ethics - 1970: environment protection agency (usa) 1970, established legal rights for nonhumans, marine mammal protection act (1972, endangered species act (1973, 1972 united nations conference on the human environment.
