Sacred Mountains - A Christian Ethical Approach to Mountaintop Removal

On a misty morning in eastern Kentucky, cross-bearing Christians gather for a service on a surface-mined mountain. They pray for the health and renewal of the land and for their communities, lamenting the corporate greed of the mining companies. On another day, in southern West Virginia, Andrew Jordon hosts Bible study in a small cabin overlooking a disused 1,400-acre surface mine. He believes his efforts to reclaim sites like these represent responsible environmental stewardship.
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Über den Autor / die Autorin

Andrew R. H. Thompson is assistant director of the Center for Religion and Environment and postdoctoral fellow in environmental ethics at Sewanee's School of Theology. He has contributed chapters to The Changing World Religions Map: Sacred Places, Identities, Practices, and Politics; Life-Widening Mission: Global Anglican Perspectives; and Edinburgh 2010: Mission Today and Tomorrow.

Zusammenfassung

Thompson provides a thorough introduction to the issues surrounding surface mining, including the environmental consequences and the resultant religious debates, and highlights the discussions being carried out in the media and by scholarly works.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Andrew R H Thompson, Andrew R. H. Thompson
• Verlag: University Press of Kentucky
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9780813179117
• ISBN: 978-0-8131-7911-7
• Seiten: 212
• Serien: Place Matters: New Directions; Place Matters: New Directions in Appalachian Studies
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Religion/Theologie > Christentum; Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Biologie > Ökologie; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Wirtschaft > Einzelne Wirtschaftszweige, Branchen; Theologie, Umweltschutz, Christentum, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, RELIGION / Christian Theology / Ethics, Religion - Theology, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Natural Resource Extraction