“Oh my God!”

What an increasingly apt response to the news we hear nowadays about our environmental crisis! An apt title it is for my blog too, it seems, as I seek to explore the link between a person’s religion and their stance on the environment and its issues.

Oh wait – I’ve gotten ahead of myself.

Hello, and welcome to my blog! I’m Dennis, and I am currently studying for the Bachelor of Environmental Studies at the National University of Singapore (NUS).

I am personally interested in wildlife conservation, particularly in urban cities where human-animal conflict is an important consideration.

So… why did I choose to blog about religion and the environment then? Well, my religion has been a big part of my life (I’m Christian), and since I started on my environmental journey four years ago, I’ve been exploring what Christianity has to say about humankind’s relationship with the environment. As a result, understanding how my faith and passion for the environment intertwine has bolstered my interest and drive for growth in both aspects of my life. Thus, when I had to think of a topic for this blog, I thought:

“Wouldn’t it be interesting to see if other people and religions thought the same as well?”

In that light, I will be looking at people from different religions to discover if their religion (or perhaps, not having a religion) has had an impact on their stance on the environment. I will then zoom in on the four main religions in Singapore – Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism – to find out what they have to say about the environment, and the sustainability of their current practices and what more can be done in the future.

Till next time!

– Dennis 🙂

(Cover photo: Simon Migaj from Pexels)