The gospel of climate skepticism : why evangelical Christians oppose action on climate change / Robin Globus Veldman.

ISBN:

9780520972803

Title:

Author:

Veldman, Robin Globus, author.

Personal Author:

Veldman, Robin Globus, author.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contents:

The end-time apathy hypothesis -- Practical environmentalism -- End-time beliefs and climate change -- The embattled mentality and climate skepticism -- How evangelical subcultural identity sustains climate skepticism -- Salt and light: skeptical environmental stewards of the Southern Baptist Convention -- Preaching the gospel of climate skepticism -- Awakening the sleeping giant.

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Subject Term:

Climatic changes -- Effect of human beings on -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.

Anti-environmentalism -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.

Christian conservatism -- United States -- History -- 21st century.

Conservatisme chrétien -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 21e siècle.

RELIGION -- Religion & Science.

Christian conservatism

Geographic Term:

United States

Format:

Electronic Resources

Electronic Access:

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Publication Date:

2019

Publication Information:

Oakland, California :

University of California Press,

[2019]

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Summary

Why are white evangelicals the most skeptical major religious group in America regarding climate change? Previous scholarship has pointed to cognitive factors such as conservative politics, anti-science attitudes, aversion to big government, and theology. Drawing on qualitative fieldwork, The Gospel of Climate Skepticism reveals the extent to which climate skepticism and anti-environmentalism have in fact become embedded in the social world of many conservative evangelicals. Rejecting the common assumption that evangelicals' skepticism is simply a side effect of political or theological conservatism, the book further shows that between 2006 and 2015, leaders and pundits associated with the Christian Right widely promoted skepticism as the biblical position on climate change. The Gospel of Climate Skepticism offers a compelling portrait of how during a critical period of recent history, political and religious interests intersected to prevent evangelicals from offering a unified voice in support of legislative action to address climate change.

Author Notes

Veldman Robin Globus :

Robin Globus Veldman is an interdisciplinary environmental studies scholar whose research examines how religious beliefs and cultural identity shape attitudes toward the natural world. She is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Texas A&M University.