Balancing Heartbreak and Hope at the Dawn of the Anthropocene

Ecological crises are also spiritual ones, leading to profound heartbreak. By helping us to understand and value the nature of heartbreak, as well as helping to find a balance between heartbreak and hope, religious traditions can play a significant role in empowering people to address serious enviro...

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Main Author: Swartz, Daniel (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2024
In: Religious education
Year: 2024, Volume: 119, Issue: 3, Pages: 182–185
Further subjects:B Jewish Tradition
B heartbreak
B environmental crisis
B Climate Change
B Extinction
B Community
B Hope
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Summary:Ecological crises are also spiritual ones, leading to profound heartbreak. By helping us to understand and value the nature of heartbreak, as well as helping to find a balance between heartbreak and hope, religious traditions can play a significant role in empowering people to address serious environmental problems. This paper discusses how reconnection and ritual can help people to strike that balance.
ISSN:1547-3201
Contains:Enthalten in: Religious education
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/00344087.2024.2331888