In the face of the current environmental crisis--which clearly has
moral and spiritual dimensions--members of all the world’s faiths
have come to recognize the critical importance of religion’s
relationship to ecology. _The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Religion
and Ecology _offers a comprehensive overview of the history and the
latest developments in religious engagement with environmental issues
throughout the world. Newly commissioned essays from noted scholars of
diverse faiths and scientific traditions present the most cutting-edge
thinking on religion’s relationship to the environment. Initial
readings explore the ways traditional concepts of nature in
Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, and other religious traditions
have been shaped by the environmental crisis. Readings then address
the changing nature of theology and religious thought in response to
the challenges of protecting the environment. Various conceptual
issues and themes that transcend individual traditions--climate
change, bio-ethics, social justice, ecofeminism, and more--are then
analyzed before a final section examines some of the immediate
challenges we face in caring for the Earth while looking to the future
of religious environmentalism. Timely and thought-provoking,
_Companion to Religion and Ecology_ offers illuminating insights into
the role of religion in the ongoing struggle to secure the future
well-being of our natural world.
With a foreword by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, and an
Afterword by John Cobb
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9781118465530
Publisert
2018
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Wiley-Blackwell
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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