Religious repertoires of sustainability: Why religion is central to sustainability transitions, whatever you believe

IF 5.7 2区 经济学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions Pub Date : 2024-02-06 DOI:10.1016/j.eist.2024.100821
Timothy Stacey
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Leading figures in sustainability transitions stress the need for approaches from other fields. A particular blind spot is the role of culture and meaning in transitions. This paper introduces the concept of “religious repertoires” as a means of better understanding what enables and inhibits social change. Existing research on the role of religion in transitions focuses on either particular religions or the benefits of a broadly “religious” or “spiritual” outlook. In contrast, I propose that all societies, institutions, and practices, no matter how secular or rational, can be better understood through the lens of the religious repertoires they perform. While we are not all religious, we do all engage in repertoires that shape our understanding of what is possible and desirable. Attending to these repertoires offers people a richer understanding of: themselves and the transitions that interest them; the factors that enable and inhibit transitions; and how to govern transitions.

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可持续发展的宗教传统:无论你相信什么,宗教为何是可持续发展转型的核心
可持续发展转型领域的领军人物强调,需要其他领域的方法。文化和意义在转型中的作用是一个特殊的盲点。本文提出了 "宗教再现 "的概念,以此来更好地理解社会变革的促进因素和抑制因素。现有关于宗教在转型中的作用的研究要么侧重于特定宗教,要么侧重于广义 "宗教 "或 "精神 "观的益处。与此相反,我提出,所有的社会、机构和实践,无论多么世俗或理性,都可以通过它们所执行的宗教剧目这一视角来更好地理解。虽然我们并非都有宗教信仰,但我们确实都参与了宗教剧目,这些剧目塑造了我们对什么是可能的和理想的理解。关注这些传统习俗可以让人们对以下方面有更丰富的理解:他们自己和他们感兴趣的过渡;促进和抑制过渡的因素;以及如何管理过渡。
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Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions
Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions Energy-Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
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90
审稿时长
56 days
期刊介绍: Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions serves as a platform for reporting studies on innovations and socio-economic transitions aimed at fostering an environmentally sustainable economy, thereby addressing structural resource scarcity and environmental challenges, particularly those associated with fossil energy use and climate change. The journal focuses on various forms of innovation, including technological, organizational, economic, institutional, and political, as well as economy-wide and sectoral changes in areas such as energy, transport, agriculture, and water management. It endeavors to tackle complex questions concerning social, economic, behavioral-psychological, and political barriers and opportunities, along with their intricate interactions. With a multidisciplinary approach and methodological openness, the journal welcomes contributions from a wide array of disciplines within the social, environmental, and innovation sciences.
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