Consumption, Population, and Sustainability Perspectives from Science Amd Religion Book

	Preface
Pt. I	Introduction	1
	Science, Religion, and the Environment	3
	Perspectives on Sustainability	23
Pt. II	Science	37
	Overview of Scientific Perspectives	39
	World Population Projections to 2150	49
	Population Growth and Earth's Human Carrying Capacity	55
	Revisiting Carrying Capacity: Area-Based Indicators of Sustainability	71
	U.S. Consumption and the Environment	97
Pt. III	Religion and Theology	109
	Overview of Religious Perspectives	111
	World Religions and the 1994 United Nations International Conference on Population and Development	121
	A Catholic Perspective	131
	Foundations for a Jewish Ethic Regarding Consumption	137
	A Greek Orthodox Perspective	147
	An Islamic Perspective	157
	Toward the Revival and Reform of the Subversive Virtue: Frugality	167
Pt. IV	Ethics and Public Policy	191
	Overview of Perspectives on Ethics and Public Policy	193
	Report of the 1994 United Nations International Conference on Population and Development	201
	Consumption and Well-Being	207
	Population, Consumption, and Eco-Justice: A Moral Assessment of the 1994 United Nations International Conference on Population and Development	219
	The Transition to a Transition	245
	Christian Responses to Coercion in Population Regulation	267
	To Protect the Whole of Creation	291
Pt. V	Conclusions	299
	Earth Literacy for Theology	301
	Envisioning Equity in Consumption, Population, and Sustainability	309
	About the Contributors	335
	Index	337