Zurück
| Semester | Frühjahrsemester 2018 |
| Angebotsmuster | einmalig |
| Dozierende | Jens Köhrsen (jens.koehrsen@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn) |
| Inhalt | Western societies are currently struggling to evolve and implement more environmentally sustainable forms of living. Religion can constitute a crucial factor in the ongoing transition processes towards more sustainable societies (sustainability transitions): Even under the supposed secularization process, religion continues to inform the lives of vast population segments. In many societies, religious organizations and actors are held in high esteem and constitute important public actors. Against the backdrop of climate change, some religious groups have adopted proactive positions in the public sphere while others intensified their previous engagement, as prominently illustrated by Pope Francis’ encyclical “Laudato Si: On Care for Our Common Home”. On the other hand, religious worldviews can also promote climate change scepticism, thereby blocking sustainability transitions. The lecture series addresses the involvement of religion in sustainability transitions processes by studying the “greening” of different faith traditions and the transitions activities of religious organizations. Various experts will contribute to this lecture with insights from their research and their activities in the field of religion and sustainability. Lectures will be held in English. Questions and exams can be taken in English, French, and German |
| Lernziele | Students understand in what way religion can become manifest in the development towards more sustainable societies (sustainability transitions). They have knowledge about the involvement of religious organizations and traditions in sustainability transitions. They can critically reflect on the potentials of religion to facilitate (or block) these transitions. |
| Literatur | Barker, D. C., and D. H. Bearce. 2013. “End-Times Theology, the Shadow of the Future, and Public Resistance to Addressing Global Climate Change.” Political Research Quarterly 66 (2): 267–79. doi:10.1177/1065912912442243 Becci, Irene, and Christophe Monnot. 2016. “Spiritualité et religion: Nouveaux carburants vers la transition énergétique ?” Histoire, monde et cultures religieuses 40 (4): 93. doi:10.3917/hmc.040.0093. Gardner, Gary T. 2003. “Engaging Religion in the Quest for a Sustainable World.” In State of the World, 2003: A Worldwatch Institute Report on Progress Toward a Sustainable Society, edited by Worldwatch Institute, 152–75. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. Gardner, Gary T. 2006. Inspiring progress: religions' contributions to sustainable development: WW Norton New York. Gottlieb, Roger S., ed. 2006. The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Ecology: Oxford University Press. Hedlund-de Witt, Annick. 2013. “Pathways to Environmental Responsibility: A Qualitative Exploration of the Spiritual Dimension of Nature Experience.” Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture 7 (2). doi:10.1558/jsrnc.v7i2.154. Johnston, L. F. 2014. “Sustainability as a Global Faith? The Religious Dimensions of Sustainability and Personal Risk.” Journal of the American Academy of Religion 82 (1): 47–69. doi:10.1093/jaarel/lft056. Kearns, Laurel. 1996. “Saving the Creation: Christian Environmentalism in the United States.” Sociology of Religion 57 (1): 55. doi:10.2307/3712004. Koehrsen, Jens. 2015. “Does Religion Promote Environmental Sustainability? - Exploring the Role of Religion in Local Energy Transitions.” Social Compass 62 (3): 296–310. doi:10.1177/0037768615587808. Koehrsen, Jens. 2017. “Religious Agency in Sustainability Transitions: Between Experimentation, Upscaling, and Regime Support.” Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions. Taylor, Bron. 2010. Dark Green Religion: Nature Spirituality and the Planetary Future: Univ of California Press. Tucker, Mary Evelyn. 2006. “Religion and Ecology: Survey of the Field.” In The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Ecology, edited by Roger S. Gottlieb, 398–418: Oxford University Press. Wardekker, J. Arjan, Arthur C. Petersen, and van der Sluijs, Jeroen P. 2009. “Ethics and public perception of climate change: Exploring the Christian voices in the US public debate.” Global Environmental Change 19 (4): 512–21. doi:10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2009.07.008. |
| Bemerkungen | The lecture takes places on the following dates: 08.03.18 22.03.18 05.04.18 12.04.18 19.04.18 03.05.18 17.05.18 |
| Unterrichtssprache | Deutsch |
| Einsatz digitaler Medien | kein spezifischer Einsatz |
| Intervall | Wochentag | Zeit | Raum |
|---|
Keine Einzeltermine verfügbar, bitte informieren Sie sich direkt bei den Dozierenden.
| Module |
Modul Wirtschaft und Religion (Masterstudium: Religion - Wirtschaft - Politik) |
| Leistungsüberprüfung | Leistungsnachweis |
| Hinweise zur Leistungsüberprüfung | Lectures will be held in English. Questions and exams can be taken in English, French, and German |
| An-/Abmeldung zur Leistungsüberprüfung | Anmelden: Belegen; Abmelden: nicht erforderlich |
| Wiederholungsprüfung | eine Wiederholung, Wiederholung zählt |
| Skala | Pass / Fail |
| Wiederholtes Belegen | nicht wiederholbar |
| Zuständige Fakultät | Theologische Fakultät, studiendekanat-theol@unibas.ch |
| Anbietende Organisationseinheit | Zentrum für Religion, Wirtschaft und Politik |