RT Article
T1 When Nature is Rats and Roaches: Religious Eco-Justice Activism in Newark, NJ
JF Journal for the study of religion, nature and culture
VO 6
IS 2
SP 176
OP 195
A1 Immergut, Matthew B.
A2 Kearns, Laurel D.
LA English
YR 2012
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1837010900
AB In this article, we set the religious landscape of Newark within the physical environment of Newark, an environment often more suitable for rats and roaches than evocative of the goodness and beauty of ‘God’s creation’. We speci?cally examine a range of strategies and campaigns by religious actors, and their non-religious partners, to ?ght the overwhelming toxicity and neglect of one neighborhood in the city—the Ironbound. We also consider some of the reasons in this particular context for a lack of engagement by religious groups and the dif?culties faced by immigrant populations in addressing environmental problems.
K1 ENVIRONMENTAL activism
K1 Environmental Justice
K1 environmental racism
K1 religious activism
DO 10.1558/jsrnc.v6i2.176