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The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Ecology
Roger S. Gottlieb
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Paperback. Editor(s): Gottlieb, Roger S. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 688 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM; RNA; RNC; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 244 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1116.
In the face of the environmental crisis, believers from all the world's faith traditions have come to recognize that religion's relation to ecology is of critical importance. Vital new theologies, profound criticisms of the past, and ecologically oriented visions of God, Enlightenment, and human beings have arisen. Religious morality has expanded to include human relations to other species and ecosystems, and religious practice has come to include rituals that express our grief and remorse as well as celebrate what is left. Religious leaders and institutions have committed themselves to a new green gospel, and in countless places across the globe ... Read more
In the face of the environmental crisis, believers from all the world's faith traditions have come to recognize that religion's relation to ecology is of critical importance. Vital new theologies, profound criticisms of the past, and ecologically oriented visions of God, Enlightenment, and human beings have arisen. Religious morality has expanded to include human relations to other species and ecosystems, and religious practice has come to include rituals that express our grief and remorse as well as celebrate what is left. Religious leaders and institutions have committed themselves to a new green gospel, and in countless places across the globe ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
688
Condition
New
Series
Oxford Handbooks
Number of Pages
688
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199747627
SKU
V9780199747627
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99-39
About Roger S. Gottlieb
Roger S. Gottlieb is professor of philosophy at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He is the author or editor of fourteen books and more than one hundred articles on political philosophy, religious life, the Holocaust, environmentalism, and disability, including A Greener Faith: Religious Environmentalism and Our Planet's Future (OUP 2006), This Sacred Earth: Religion, Nature, Environment (2nd edition, 2003) and Joining Hands: ... Read more
Reviews for The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Ecology
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
Luc Hens, International Journal of Environment and Pollution
Luc Hens, International Journal of Environment and Pollution