DARK GREEN RELIGION: Nature Spirituality and the Planetary Future
Dark Green Religion: Nature Spirituality and the Planetary Future
Dark green religion is like a phantom. It is unnamed and has no institutions officially devoted to its promotion; no single sacred text that its devotees can plant in hotel rooms in hopes of reaping a future harvest of souls; no identified religious hierarchy or charismatic figure responsible for spreading the faith, ministering to the faithful, or practicing its rituals.
Yet with alertness and the right lenses, the apparition appears.
It can be found in the minds and hearts of individuals who invent and are drawn to organizations that express its central convictions and moral commitments. It has charismatic figures and bureaucratic hierarchies devoted to its globalization. It is reinforced and spread through artistic forms that often resemble, and are sometimes explicitly designed, as religious rituals. It seeks to destroy forms of religiosity incompatible with its own moral and spiritual perceptions. It is considered dangerous by some, while others see it as offering salvation.
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To meet the publisher’s space constraints the manuscript (and especially its notes) had to be dramatically reduced. The missing materials are provided here as supplementary materials, including slideshows, music, and video. These resources illuminate the phenomena and provide a visceral feel for it in ways that words alone cannot. Perspectives written for the popular press and interviews with diverse media provide additional information about Bron Taylor's views about the phenomena analyzed in the book.
A central purpose here of this website is to continue the exploration undertaken in Dark Green Religion and other spotlighted research. Therefore, as time goes on, additional examples will be added. These will include examples brought to the author’s attention by readers. Comments are appreciated and hopefully, as the capabilities of this site are enhanced, discussion about these things will be able to occur right here. Please, do not hesitate to contact Bron Taylor with your thoughts on anything you discover in his published work or via this website, adding your comments as well as to how this web space might be improved.