End-Times Theology, the Shadow of the Future, and Public Resistance to Addressing Global Climate Change

Political Research Quarterly

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 267-279

  Barker, David C ^a   Bearce, David H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

climate change; end times; environmental policy; global warming; public opinion; religion; shadow of the future; time horizon

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876958989     PISSN: 10659129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1065912912442243     Document Type: Article

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