Sacred Mountains - A Christian Ethical Approach to Mountaintop Removal

A groundbreaking and nuanced study that looks past the traditionally conflicting stereotypes about religion and environmental consciousness in Appalachia, Sacred Mountains offers a new approach that unifies all communities, regardless of their beliefs.

About the author

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.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Andrew R H Thompson, Andrew R. H. Thompson
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9780813179117
• ISBN: 978-0-8131-7911-7
• No. of pages: 212
• Series: Place Matters: New Directions; Place Matters: New Directions in Appalachian Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; Theologie, Umweltschutz, Christentum, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, RELIGION / Christian Theology / Ethics, Religion - Theology, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Natural Resource Extraction