Review of 'The New Holy Wars: Economic Religion Versus Environmental Religion in Contemporary America' by Robert Nelson

摘要

Human values and material limits are increasingly used to inform the economic bottom line on environmental issues like climate change and land conservation. Deep divisions in the U.S. political arena obstruct the creation of holistic policy for environmental management. Dr. Robert Nelson's newest book, The New Holy Wars: Economic Religion Versus Environmental Religion in Contemporary America, addresses specific ways to frame future policy and encompass the interests of a polarized U.S. public by recognizing that individual worldviews are dogmatic and possibly religious.