Recently American converts to Buddhism are combining Buddhism and environmentalism in order to create a new belief and identity. This book examines how Buddhist environmentalism is being constructed by exploring how people come to identify with and believe in Buddhism and environmentalism. In a society that allows one to freely choose beliefs and views of spirituality, how people respond to the environmental crisis has bearings on how religion is practiced and lived on a daily basis. The manner in which people choose to identify as Buddhist and environmentalist reveals how Buddhism and...