Islamic attitudes are of increasing concern to the Western world and environmental issues claim much attention as well. Few non-Muslims realize, however, that there is a distinctive Islamic contribution to the debate on the environment which Dr. Dien provides here. His book views the topic from historical, theological, philosophical, legal and ethical perspectives, examining such aspects as the Koranic doctrine of Creation, human responsibility and the actions of governments. His conclusions will challenge those of all faiths, and none, to reconsider their attitudes towards the natural world and its conservation.
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"It admirably and largely successfully attempts to avoid abstraction ... I would recommend the book." The Environmentalist "A pioneer work to be commended. The author is at his most persuasive in the chapters which concern Islamic law, economic justice, and public interest. The author is sympathetic to calls for Christianity and Islam to join together in combating modern materialistic trends which are causing long-term damage to the welfare of human beings." Journal of Contemporary Religion, Vol 6, No. 2, 2001
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Mawil Izzi Dien has been writing about Islam and the environment since the early 1980s, when the United Nations published his first study, and is considered to be the world's leading authority on his subject. He lectures in Islamic Studies and runs a course on Religion and the Environment at the University of Wales, Lampeter. He is the author of The Market Law of Islam, and has contributed numerous articles in the Encyclopaedia of Islam. He is President of the Institut Europeen des Sciences Humaines Saint-Leger-Fougeret and was until recently a Council Member in the British Society for Middle Eastern Studies.
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