Lan T. Chu is a Professor of Diplomacy and World Affairs at Occidental College.Amy Holmes-Tagchungdarpa is an Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Asian Studies at Occidental College.Kalzang Dorjee Bhutia is a research associate in the Hidden Stories: New Approaches to the Local and Global History of the Book project at the University of Toronto and Princeton University.Youssef Chouhoud is an Associate Professor of Political Science affiliated with the Reiff Center for Human Rights and Conflict Resolution at Christopher Newport University.

"On the Significance of Religion in Climate Change was written with impact in mind: it is relatively jargon free [and] it clearly identifies how policy makers and scientistscan make use of knowledge about religion... the book provides an instructive point of entry into the burgeoning scholarly conversation about religion and climate change appropriate for non-specialists, especially students or sustainability professionals who lack familiarity with ‘religion’."- Evan Berry, Arizona State University in the Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture, Volume 20, 2026

• 1. Summary of Implications for Academics, Policymakers, and Practitioners across and between Religious and Secular Contexts 2. Why Religion Matters for Responding to Climate Change: An Introduction 3. Relating to the Rising Waters and Warming Land: Indigenous Religions and Climate Change 4. Doctrine, Praxis, and Public Opinion: Islam’s Call for Environmental Stewardship and the Varied Ways It Is Answered (and Ignored) 5. Compassion and Interdependence in the Age of Changing Climates: Buddhist Understandings of Human-Environmental Relationships in the Anthropocene 6. Concerned About Climate: The Catholic Church, Environmental Stewardship, and the Challenge to Brazil’s Bolsonaro 7. Now What? Implications for Academics, Policymakers, and Practitioners Across and Between Religious and Secular Contexts

Lan T. Chu is a Professor of Diplomacy and World Affairs at Occidental College.Amy Holmes-Tagchungdarpa is an Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Asian Studies at Occidental College.Kalzang Dorjee Bhutia is a research associate in the Hidden Stories: New Approaches to the Local and Global History of the Book project at the University of Toronto and Princeton University.Youssef Chouhoud is an Associate Professor of Political Science affiliated with the Reiff Center for Human Rights and Conflict Resolution at Christopher Newport University.

"On the Significance of Religion in Climate Change was written with impact in mind: it is relatively jargon free [and] it clearly identifies how policy makers and scientistscan make use of knowledge about religion... the book provides an instructive point of entry into the burgeoning scholarly conversation about religion and climate change appropriate for non-specialists, especially students or sustainability professionals who lack familiarity with ‘religion’."- Evan Berry, Arizona State University in the Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture, Volume 20, 2026

• 1. Summary of Implications for Academics, Policymakers, and Practitioners across and between Religious and Secular Contexts 2. Why Religion Matters for Responding to Climate Change: An Introduction 3. Relating to the Rising Waters and Warming Land: Indigenous Religions and Climate Change 4. Doctrine, Praxis, and Public Opinion: Islam’s Call for Environmental Stewardship and the Varied Ways It Is Answered (and Ignored) 5. Compassion and Interdependence in the Age of Changing Climates: Buddhist Understandings of Human-Environmental Relationships in the Anthropocene 6. Concerned About Climate: The Catholic Church, Environmental Stewardship, and the Challenge to Brazil’s Bolsonaro 7. Now What? Implications for Academics, Policymakers, and Practitioners Across and Between Religious and Secular Contexts