Gaianism: Can a Spiritual Movement Combat the Crisis?
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Listen now | Religious ideology has a long history of exacting swift and lasting social change. Could faith-based teaching provide the necessary shift in modern thinking to combat the climate emergency? Or is doctrine too a dangerous weapon to consider?These are the questions I pose Erik Assadourian, leader of the Gaianism movement, on this week’s episode. Erik was a senior research fellow at World Watch for decades, and came to believe faith is crucial when demanding huge sociological shifts in a short space of time to deal with the climate emergency.
Gaianism: Can a Spiritual Movement Combat the…
Listen now | Religious ideology has a long history of exacting swift and lasting social change. Could faith-based teaching provide the necessary shift in modern thinking to combat the climate emergency? Or is doctrine too a dangerous weapon to consider?These are the questions I pose Erik Assadourian, leader of the Gaianism movement, on this week’s episode. Erik was a senior research fellow at World Watch for decades, and came to believe faith is crucial when demanding huge sociological shifts in a short space of time to deal with the climate emergency.