the priests ordered the destruction of the altars on the high places and herded us “So all indoors.” Islam (from Groom et al. 2006) that human beings have a privileged place in nature natural • Teaches …..all other beings were created to serve humanity. In the a group of Saudi scholars scoured the Koran for environmentally • 1980‟s relevant passages and drafted the Islamic Principles for the Conservation of the Natural World This document articulates an Islamic version of stewardship - is only a • “He (man) manager of the earth and not a proprietor, a beneficiary not a disposer or ordainer.” They also emphasized a just distribution of not only among • “natural resources” members of the present generation, but among members of future generations. See also (Foltz et al. 2003) Islam and Ecology • Hinduism from Groom et al. (2006) – Emerson and Thoreau were influenced by subtle philosophical doctrines of • Hinduism Hinduism unambiguously invites human beings to identify with other forms of • life, for all life-forms share the same essence The suffering of one life-form is the suffering of all others; to harm other beings is • to harm oneself Inspired one of the most successful conservation movements in the world, the • Chipko movement, has managed to rescue many of from India‟s Himalayan forests commercial exploitation For more information see (Chappel & Tucker 2000) Hinduism and Ecology • Buddhism - from Groom et al. (2006) Buddhism provides all the essential elements for a relationship to the natural • world characterized by respect, care, and compassion. Buddhists believe that all living beings are in the same predicament: We are • driven by desire to a life of continuous frustration, and all can be liberated if all can
“So the priests ordered the destruction of the altars on the high places and herded us all indoors.” Islam (from Groom et al. 2006) • Teaches that human beings have a privileged place in nature …..all other natural beings were created to serve humanity. • In the 1980‟s a group of Saudi scholars scoured the Koran for environmentally relevant passages and drafted the Islamic Principles for the Conservation of the Natural World • This document articulates an Islamic version of stewardship - “He (man) is only a manager of the earth and not a proprietor, a beneficiary not a disposer or ordainer.” • They also emphasized a just distribution of “natural resources” not only among members of the present generation, but among members of future generations. • See also Islam and Ecology (Foltz et al. 2003) Hinduism – from Groom et al. (2006) • Emerson and Thoreau were influenced by subtle philosophical doctrines of Hinduism • Hinduism unambiguously invites human beings to identify with other forms of life, for all life-forms share the same essence • The suffering of one life-form is the suffering of all others; to harm other beings is to harm oneself • Inspired one of the most successful conservation movements in the world, the Chipko movement, has managed to rescue many of India‟s Himalayan forests from commercial exploitation • For more information see Hinduism and Ecology (Chappel & Tucker 2000) Buddhism - from Groom et al. (2006) • Buddhism provides all the essential elements for a relationship to the natural world characterized by respect, care, and compassion. • Buddhists believe that all living beings are in the same predicament: We are driven by desire to a life of continuous frustration, and all can be liberated if all can