Ecological Liberation Theology: Faith-Based Approaches to Poverty and Climate Change in the Philippines

by Emma Porio, William Holden, Kathleen Nadeau, et al.

Climate change-related effects and aftermaths of natural disasters, such as Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, have wreaked havoc on local peoples' lives and livelihoods, especially in impoverished coastal communities. This book looks at local-level responses to the effects of climate change from the perspective of ecological theology and feminism, which provides a solution-based and gender-equitable approach to some of the problems of climate...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 331950780X
• ISBN13: 9783319507804
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 56 Pages
• Weight: 0.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"