Environmental+Ethics

=2 Unit Studies of Religion=

• describe and explain Islamic, Jewish, Christian ethical teachings on environmental ethics.**
 * Environmental Ethics**
 * Syllabus:

What do the words describe and explain mean in the BOS glossary? Those girls who have coloured posters on their bedroom mirror will know!

nature, role and significance. Or easier still: three questions:**
 * 1. Describe: to provide characteristics and features of something. An easier way to plan for a describe answer is with three headings:

a. What is it like? (eg: where do Jewish ethics come from? what are the main features of Islamic environmental ethics? How is Jesus a model for Christian ethics etc) b. What does it do? (eg: how does a Jewish person view climate change? Why does a Muslim conserve water? What is different about the Christian approach to ecology?) c. Why is it important? (how is a Jewish person shaped by these ethics? How did Muslim culture grow as a result of environmental ethics? How would a Christian make decisions about the environment).

2. Explain: Relate cause and effect; make the relationships between things evident; provide why and/or how. An easier way to approach this is how do ethics effect individuals and communities? "Because a Christian believes AAAAAAA she will act BBBBBBBB". The belief gives rise to the action or the attitude.

**Using this approach, use the resources below to take notes under "Describe environmental ethics" and "Explain environmental ethics". You will do this for each tradition.

Jewish Environmental Ethics Islamic Environmental Ethics Christian Environmental Ethics**