The Oxford Handbook of Religion and EcologyRoger S. Gottlieb Oxford University Press, 9. nov 2006 - 688 pages The last two decades have seen the emergence of a new field of academic study that examines the interaction between religion and ecology. Theologians from every religious tradition have confronted world religions past attitudes towards nature and acknowledged their own faiths complicity in the environmental crisis. Out of this confrontation have been born vital new theologies based in the recovery of marginalized elements of tradition, profound criticisms of the past, and ecologically oriented visions of God, the Sacred, the Earth, and human beings. The proposed handbook will serve as the definitive overview of these exciting new developments. Divided into three main sections, the books essays will reflect the three dominant dimensions of the field. Part one will explore traditional religious concepts of and attitudes towards nature and how these have been changed by the environmental crisis. Part II looks at larger conceptual issues that transcend individual traditions. Part III will examine religious participation in environmental politics. |
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... Social Theory and Practice and Capitalism, Nature, Socialism; on the editorial board of Worldviews; and has a column in the national magazine Tikkun. His earlier books include This Sacred Earth: Religion, Nature, Environment (known ...
... Social Theory and Practice and Capitalism, Nature, Socialism; on the editorial board of Worldviews; and has a column in the national magazine Tikkun. His earlier books include This Sacred Earth: Religion, Nature, Environment (known ...
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... social ethics, associate director of the Center for Latino Studies in the Americas, and principal investigator for the Religion and Immigration Project at the University of San Francisco. She has authored or edited seven books and has ...
... social ethics, associate director of the Center for Latino Studies in the Americas, and principal investigator for the Religion and Immigration Project at the University of San Francisco. She has authored or edited seven books and has ...
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... and books on bioethics and social justice, including The New Genetic Medicine; Catholic Perspectives on Peace and War; and Introduction to Contemporary Bioethics. He is the editor of a series of readers contributors xix.
... and books on bioethics and social justice, including The New Genetic Medicine; Catholic Perspectives on Peace and War; and Introduction to Contemporary Bioethics. He is the editor of a series of readers contributors xix.
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... Social Teaching: Commentary and Interpretation. Lisa H. Sideris teaches religious ethics and environmental ethics in the department of religious studies at Indiana University in Bloomington. She has particular interests in the ...
... Social Teaching: Commentary and Interpretation. Lisa H. Sideris teaches religious ethics and environmental ethics in the department of religious studies at Indiana University in Bloomington. She has particular interests in the ...
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... social ecology of vibrant rural human communities. The rapid, widespread harvesting of the boreal forest is testing the limits of ecosystem integrity and risks the future of what should be a renewable resource for future generations.10 ...
... social ecology of vibrant rural human communities. The rapid, widespread harvesting of the boreal forest is testing the limits of ecosystem integrity and risks the future of what should be a renewable resource for future generations.10 ...
Contents
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RELIGION AND ECOLOGY CONFLICTS AND CONNECTIONS | 311 |
RELIGIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISM | 465 |
Bibliography | 613 |
Index | 633 |
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