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Ecology and religion
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Ecology and religion / John Grim and Mary Evelyn Tucker.
ISBN
9781597267076
1597267074
9781597267083
1597267082
Publication
Washington : Island Press, [2014]
Copyright Notice Date
©2014.
Physical Description
x, 265 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Summary
Explores the history of religious traditions and the environment, illustrating how religious teachings and practices both promoted and at times subverted sustainability. This title describes four fundamental aspects of religious life: orienting, grounding, nurturing, and transforming.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 10, 2017
Series
Foundations of contemporary environmental studies.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-258) and index.
Contents
Introduction. Our journey into religion and ecology
Problems and promise of religions : limiting and liberating
The nature of religious ecology : orienting, grounding, nurturing, transforming
Religious ecology and views of nature in the West
Ecology, conservation, and ethics
Emergence of the field of religion and ecology
Christianity as orienting to the cosmos
Confucianism as grounding in community
Indigenous traditions and the nurturing powers of nature
Hinduism and the transforming affect of devotion
Building on interreligious dialogue : toward a global ethics
Epilogue. Challenges ahead : creating ecological cultures.
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