Islam, Christianity & the Environment

A New Book that Challenges and Clarifies the Ethical View of Religion and the Environment

The natural environment we live in is being burdened like no other time before. The increasing population and the continual exploitation of its resources is taxing it beyond its limits, and this calls for a re-evaluation of how we view nature.

In September 2010 Muslim and Christian scholars from the Royal Aal al Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought and the Eugene-Biser Foundation (Germany) met to discuss the role of religion in improving the situation of the environment, in particular what Islam and Christianity have to offer as a solution. This small gathering at the Baptism Site of Jesus outside of Amman, Jordan was meant to bring some of the foremost leaders of both religious traditions to be a stepping stone for future dialogue and action.

Each presenter gave presentations that challenged the ethical views that many religious (and even non-religious) people share. It was decided that a book should be published to present these ideas to the wider religious community worldwide to spark debate so we have published four of the presentations into a small pocket-sized book.

Further details regarding this publication are available here