According to which of the following is the current ecological crisis can be connected to religion through cultural values?
a. Lisa Kuly
b. Seyyed Nasr
c. Dean Hamer
d. Edward O. Wilson
b. Seyyed Nasr
Analysis:
a, c & d. Incorrect. Religion and environmentalism has emerged in the past generation as an important topic in religious studies.
b. Correct. According to the Muslim scholar Seyyed Nasr, “The environmental crisis is fundamentally a crisis of values.” Because religions shape the values of cultures, they are deeply involved in how humans treat their environment.
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