Caring for Creation and Culture: A Survey of Evangelical Involvement in Ecotourism with a Proposed Theological Framework

There is a growing phenomenon of evangelical NGOs engaging in ecotourism businesses. Preliminary research and case studies show that there is a diversity of approaches and methods among them, including seeing ecotourism as a method to alleviate local poverty, care for the environment and stand in so...

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Authors: LeQuire, Stan L. (Author) ; Van Gilder, Katie (Author)
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語言:English
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出版: Sage 2009
In: Transformation
Year: 2009, 卷: 26, 發布: 2, Pages: 118-129
Further subjects:B Theology
B Poverty
B Creation
B community-based ecotourism
B Economic Development
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總結:There is a growing phenomenon of evangelical NGOs engaging in ecotourism businesses. Preliminary research and case studies show that there is a diversity of approaches and methods among them, including seeing ecotourism as a method to alleviate local poverty, care for the environment and stand in solidarity with indigenous cultures. Based on this research, a theological framework is proposed to help organizations engaged in community-based ecotourism think through their endeavors in this field.
ISSN:1759-8931
Contains:Enthalten in: Transformation
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0265378809103387