How Religious Education May Foster Environmental Awareness

Religious education can help to foster environmentally conscious behavior among school students because it deals with ethical and religious topics such as responsibility for creation, compassion, and visions [...] their planned environmental behavior.” In this context, the researchers are consciously working with students at types of secondary schools which are rarely the primary target group for ESD, but their attitudes [...] who are particularly affected by environmental crises,” explains Professor Gärtner. “These school students need social empowerment – and politically oriented religious education, which deals particularly …