“Intersections of Religion, Economics, and the Environment: A Critical Analysis of PBS NewsHour’s Coverage”

Readings
Loy, D. R. (2003). The religion of the market. In R. C. Foltz (Ed.), Worldviews, religion, and the environment (pp. 66–75). Wadsworth Cengage Learning.
Cite as: (Loy, 2003, p. XX)
Bergmann, S. (2017). Developments in religion and ecology. In W. Jenkins, M. E. Tucker, & J. Grim (Eds.), Routledge handbook of religion and ecology (pp. 13–21). Routledge.
Cite as: (Bergmann, 2017, p. XX)
Explain at least two ways in which the PBS NewsHour segment by Thompson can be said to respond to issues Loy raises. Conclude your essay with your own assessment of the NewsHour segment and its validity (or lack thereof) for the environmental crisis. Refer at least twice to each of your required materials and use APA in-text citation and reference style. Include the page numbers when you cite from readings. Thus, (Bergmann, 2017, p. XX).
Videos
Thompson, M. (director). (2021). Donut economics [Film]. PBS Newshour Segment. (9:41)
Cite as: (Thompson, 2021) Nawaz, A. (2023). Climate scientists warn steps needed to prevent catastropohe [Film]. PBS Newshour Segment. (6:59)
Cite as: (Nawaz, 2023) Additional Resources
Grim, J., & Tucker, M. E. (2014). Problems and promise of religions: Limiting and liberation. In J. Grim and M. E. Tucker, Ecology and religion (pp. 13–28). Island Press.
Grim, J., & Tucker, M. E. (2014). The nature of religious ecology: Orienting, grounding, nurturing, transforming. In J. Grim and M. E. Tucker, Ecology and religion (pp. 29–42). Island Press.
Internet Sacred Text Archive: World Religions
The Pluralism Project at Harvard University
Globalization and the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
University of Texas – Inequality Project