The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Ecology

Zusatztext A main strength of this book is the broad perspective it offers on the main religious traditions in the world. It is well worth reading for the information on comparative aspects among the main religions and religious philosophies ... a most valuable document Informationen zum Autor Roger S. Gottlieb is professor of philosophy at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung Explores traditional religious concepts of and attitudes towards nature and how these have been changed by the environmental crisis. This work looks at larger conceptual issues that transcend individual traditions and examines religious participation in environmental politics.

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• Authors: Roger S. Gottlieb
• Assisted by: Roger S. Gottlieb (Editor), Roger S. (Professor of Philosophy Gottlieb (Editor), Gottlieb Roger S. (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2007
• EAN: 9780195178722
• ISBN: 978-0-19-517872-2
• No. of pages: 684
• Dimensions: 180 mm x 252 mm x 50 mm
• Series: Oxford Handbooks; Oxford Handbooks
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; RELIGION / General, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, NATURE / Ecology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy, Applied ecology, Environmentalist thought & ideology, Religious issues & debates, Social impact of environmental issues, Environmentalist thought and ideology, Religious issues and debates