Abstract
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to discuss opportunities to analyze religious position statements calling climate change action a moral imperative.Design/methodology/approachIn a lesson suited for the secondary history classroom, students will analyze how religious leaders, theologians and ecological and religious academics use passages from sacred texts to establish a moral urgency to mitigate climate change.FindingsAfter analyzing these interpretations of sacred writings from five global faiths (Hinduism, Judaism, Catholicism, Islam and Anglicanism), the lesson centers on a dialogical question, “How might climate change action be influenced by religious texts?”Originality/valueImplications emphasize why social studies teachers should not teach climate change as a controversial issue.
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