The Gospel of Climate Skepticism: Why Evangelical Christians Oppose Action on Climate Change
Regular price
€84.59
14 days return policy
Shipping & Delivery
A01=Robin Globus Veldman
Age Group_Uncategorized
Age Group_Uncategorized
anti environmentalism
anti science attitudes
Author_Robin Globus Veldman
automatic-update
aversion to big government
Category1=Non-Fiction
Category=HRAM3
Category=PDX
Category=RNK
Category=RNPG
climate change
climate skepticism
climatology
compelling
conservative evangelicals
conservative evangelicals and climate skepticism
COP=United States
Delivery_Delivery within 10-20 working days
eq_bestseller
eq_isMigrated=1
eq_nobargain
eq_non-fiction
eq_science
Language_English
PA=Available
prevent evangelicals from climate change support
Price_€50 to €100
promoted skepticism as biblical position
PS=Active
science and religion
softlaunch
theology
white evangelicals
Product details
- ISBN 9780520303669
- Weight: 590g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 22 Oct 2019
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Publication City/Country: United States
- Language: English
Secure
checkout
Fast Shipping
Easy returns
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.
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.
