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| author | Saffet Abid Catovic |
| title | Islamic Environmentalism and Development of Elements of an Islamic Food Ethic in the Modern World |
| abstract | This paper will explore ways in which various Islamic teachings regarding food, its production, processing and consumption can be
re-imagined and understood by Muslims in today's complex world, with the view to re-articulate a food ethic that seeks to reset the balance and redirect and re-orient
the relationships between Muslims, their Creator, the food they consume and the world that they participate in and share with others. I shall utilize Islam's teachings
on the subject as the basis for constructing the elements of this ethic, which I shall put in conversation with various concepts and ideas put forth by the leading
Christian "food" theologian, Norman Wirzba in his book Food and Faith. By employing this inter-faith dialogical framework and methodology, I seek to incorporate
a greening of world religions approach suggested by Christian theologian Rosemary Radford Ruether, when she says "...while affirming its distinctive identity and
tradition, (a world religion — in this case, Islam), may borrow useful aspects from another religion or rediscover those potentials in its own tradition through
dialogue and mutual engagements with other faiths." In my conclusion, I will outline a way forward by going back, through the religiously defined and spiritually
charged path of Tawbah (repentance, return and reset) to Islam's best practices when it comes to responsible and ethical eating.
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| school | The Theological School, Drew University |
| degree | M.A. (2018) |
| advisor | Laurel Kearns |
| committee | Elías Ortega-Aponte |
| full text | SACatovic.pdf |
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