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Environmental Protection Movement by Evangelical Christians in America

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15K03863
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Sociology
Research InstitutionReitaku University

Principal Investigator

Horiuchi Kazunobu  麗澤大学, 経済学部, 教授 (60306404)

Project Period (FY) 2015-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,990,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥690,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Keywordsキリスト教福音派 / 宗教右派 / 宗教左派 / 福音派左派 / 環境保護 / 地球環境保護運動 / NAE / EEN / CASC / 福音派 / 環境保護運動 / 原理主義 / 共和党 / 民主党 / EEN / CASC / NAE / 環境保護庁 / 宗教・神学的思想
Outline of Final Research Achievements

The original aim of the research, namely an assessment of the degree of influence that Christian evangelicals in the conservative camp (the Religious Right, etc.) and the liberal camp (the Religious Left and Evangelical Left) have on U.S. politics, was largely accomplished through a comparative analysis of the nature of the positions and the movements of these two camps in regard to global environmental issues, although it did not prove possible to carry out the planned organizational analysis of the two camps. The findings revealed that the fundamentally opposed attitudes of these two camps on the issue of global warming have four aspects: (1) science (the causes of the global warming, human activity vs. a natural cycle); (2) theology (stewardship vs dominion); (3) the economy (big vs small government; and (4) politics (Democratic liberalism vs Republican conservatism).

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

第一に、宗教右派に比べて福音派左派に関しては未開拓分野であるため先行研究が少ない。また第二に、宗教右派と福音派左派を同時に扱う研究は稀有であり、その意味で学術的に先駆的な研究である。第三に、本研究の対象であるCornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creationの主要な活動は、Evangelical Environmental Networkなどの福音派左派の環境保護団体の批判である。本研究は、これら団体の動向を浮き彫りにし、米国社会における草の根レベルでの環境保護運動に与える影響力や限定的ながら米国政治への影響力を持つことが明らかになった。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2018 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (2 results)

All 2017 2016

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results) Presentation (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] 米国キリスト教福音派による環境保護運動:その現状と課題2017

    • Author(s)
      堀内一史
    • Journal Title

      地球システム・倫理学会会報

      Volume: no. 12 Pages: 112-117

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] 「米国福音派による環境保護運動:その現状と課題」2016

    • Author(s)
      堀内一史
    • Organizer
      地球システム・倫理学会第12回学術大会
    • Place of Presentation
      麗澤大学
    • Year and Date
      2016-11-12
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report

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Published: 2015-04-16   Modified: 2020-03-30  

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