Christianity and the Environment:
Underneath the Concurrence and Implications on Uganda’s Sustainable Development
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https://doi.org/10.59472/tjt8k251Keywords:
Lived Experiences, Devotion to Prayer, Born-Again, Anglican Christians , Longevity in MarriageAbstract
The paper highlights the linkages between religion and environment in the context of growing ecological and climate change impacts. It focuses on religion with particular reference to Christianity and Uganda. In terms of approach, the paper adopts a hybrid methodology influenced by pragmatism, reflexibility and positionality. It uses publicly available secondary data obtained using internet search engines. The paper positions Christianity as a strong factor in building pathways towards sustainable development. It thus acknowledges a concurrence between Christianity and the environment. It however postulates that amidst this concurrence are salient but largely silent aspects through which the Christian system, particularly in recent years, has continued to expose the environment to degradation and related threats. These include physical occupation, unwise use of wetlands, and pollution, among others. The paper proposes a package of integrated Mechanisms for mitigating the effects and paving the way for a sustainable development pathway.
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