How do religions contribute to a more sustainable world?

3rd theological conversation from the "Glauben und Wissen" series will take place live as part of the Open Humboldt Festival. Climate change and its ecological and social consequences, the exploitation of natural resources, and the extinction of animal and plant species - mankind is responsible for all of this. What significance do religions have in this context? Is the cultural mandate that is found in the Bible, to be fruitful and multiply, to fill and subdue the earth and to exercise dominion over the living creatures upon it, really to be understood in the sense of an exploitation of creation by humans? What role does the Qur'an ascribe to man as "khalifa"- When is the focus on preserving creation? How can environmentally ethical action be justified theologically?  "Between domination and preservation - How do religions contribute to a more sustainable world?" is the title of the 3rd theological conversation on 17th August 2021. It is being held at the HU's Campus Nord as part of the Open Humboldt Festival. Speakers and statements. Dr Philipp Öhlmann, head of the Religious Communities and Sustainable Development research programme, Faculty of Theology, HU "The 2030 Agenda of the United Nations, with its 17 Sustainable Development Goals, marks a paradigm shift in international development policy: the distinction between "developing countries" and "developed countries" is done away with. This transformation towards sustainability requires a fundamental change in social, economic, political and cultural attitudes that involves all actors in society.