Climate change has been causing adverse impacts on the socio-economic livelihoods of individuals. Various approaches have been developed in the past to mitigate the harmful effects of climate change. This article analyses the relationships between religion, climate change and sustainable development. It argues that religious values provide a backbone for developing holistic and effective public policies and adaptation and mitigation measures to tackle actual and potential adverse impacts of climate change preventively. It employs traditional social science methods to link seemingly unrelated fields, concluding that they are, in fact, intrinsically connected. Religious values provide a foundation for developing a holistic, normative model that effectively responds to climate change and promotes sustainable development, enabling proper human self-fulfilment.

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URN:NBN:SI:doc-E2F4T0VU

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285809411

DOI

10.34291/BV2026/01/Letnar

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13.10.2026

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APA:

Letnar Černič, Jernej (2026). Religion, climate change, and sustainable development. Bogoslovni vestnik, volume 86, issue 1, str. 165-180. URN:NBN:SI:doc-E2F4T0VU from http://www.dlib.si

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Letnar Černič, Jernej. "Religion, climate change, and sustainable development." Bogoslovni vestnik volume 86. issue 1 (2026) str. 165-180.
<http://www.dlib.si/?URN=URN:NBN:SI:doc-E2F4T0VU>

Bogoslovni vestnik
1920-
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Religion, climate change, and sustainable development : towards a holistic normative modelVera, podnebne spremembe in trajnostni razvoj : na poti k celostnemu normativnemu modelu

Religion, climate change, and sustainable development : towards a holistic normative model
Vera, podnebne spremembe in trajnostni razvoj : na poti k celostnemu normativnemu modelu