Interview with Seyyed Hossein Nasr on Religion & the Environment
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Seyyed Hossein Nasr is University Professor of Islamic Studies at George Washington University, and one of the most important and foremost scholars of Islamic, Religious, and Comparative Studies in the world today. In this interview by Adeel Khan, Managing Editor of the journal Religions-Adyān, and Patrick Laude, Professor at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar, Nasr elaborates upon the importance of a religious understanding of nature for the preservation of the environment.
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