The Religious Studies Podcast3 Apr 2025

The Green Gods of ARC

In this episode, we explore the burgeoning intersection of religious environmentalism and globalized activism, focusing on the pivotal role of the ARC.

We examine how religious cosmologies are being integrated with natural sciences, religious sites are being ecologically adapted, and a cosmopolitan, socio-biological identity is being constructed. Discover ARC's crucial function as a mediator between religious communities and influential institutions like the WWF, the World Bank, and the United Nations.

The episode also addresses the complex relationship between religion and science within environmental movements, highlighting how scientific evidence, while necessary, is often deemed insufficient to galvanize action. Furthermore, we analyze how ARC's initiatives reinterpret sacred sites through an eco-religious lens, fostering a renewed focus on the local amidst the global.

Tune in to understand how ARC constructs socio-biological communities by weaving together ideas of biodiversity and religious pluralism, solidified through symbolic ceremonies like the ARC's 25th anniversary in Assisi. Join us as we unpack the key ideas and historical context of religious environmentalism, from Lynn White's critique of anthropocentrism to the World Bank's engagement with ARC in developing religiously-informed environmental projects. This episode offers a critical examination of the evolving landscape of religion, environmentalism, and global governance.

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