Why We Need Religion to Solve the World Food Crisis: with Pat Bennett, “Turning Stones into Bread: Developing Synergistic Science/Religion Approaches to the World Food Crisis”; Varadaraja V. Raman, “Food: Its Many Aspects in Science, Religion, and Culture”; A. Whitney Sanford, “Why We Need Religion to Solve the World Food Crisis”; and Steven M. Finn, “Valuing Our Food: Minimizing Waste and Optimizing Resources.”
Scholars and practitioners addressing the global food crisis have rarely incorporated perspectives from the world's religious traditions. This lacuna appears in multiple dimensions: until recently, environmentalists have tended to ignore food and agriculture; food justice advocates have focused...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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2014
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Zygon
Year: 2014, Volume: 49, Issue: 4, Pages: 977-991 |
Further subjects: | B
Ethics
B Social Justice B Buddhism B Sustainability B Religion B Agriculture B Christianity B Meat B Food |
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Summary: | Scholars and practitioners addressing the global food crisis have rarely incorporated perspectives from the world's religious traditions. This lacuna appears in multiple dimensions: until recently, environmentalists have tended to ignore food and agriculture; food justice advocates have focused on food quantities, rather than its method of production; and few scholars of religion have considered agriculture. Faith-based perspectives typically emphasize the dignity and sanctity of creation and offer holistic frameworks that integrate equity, economic, and environmental concerns, often called the three legs of sustainability. Faith-based perspectives can provide new paradigms through which to assess food, consumption, and production and the attendant social relations; assess our scientific, economic, and social approaches; and acknowledge the moral and religious dimensions of the world food crisis. |
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ISSN: | 1467-9744 |
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/zygo.12133 |