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Nature and Technology in the World Religions
Peter . Ed(S): Koslowski
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Description for Nature and Technology in the World Religions
Hardback. Technology and the control of nature have arisen from the endeavor to reduce the neediness of human life. This volume enables the reader to gain an understanding of the five world religions - Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism - and their teachings on nature and technology. Editor(s): Koslowski, Peter. Series: A Discourse of the World Religions. Num Pages: 155 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 416.
Technology and the control of nature have arisen from the endeavor to reduce the neediness of human life. Since this reduction is also the goal of religions, there is a necessary proximity between religion and technology. The relationship of humans to nature and technology is an object of religious doctrine and ethics in all of the world's religions. The interpretations and the norms of the treatment of nature in economy and technology, but also the veneration of nature in nature-mysticism and its elevation in cult and sacrament, are forms of expression of the relationship to nature in religions. The development ... Read more
Technology and the control of nature have arisen from the endeavor to reduce the neediness of human life. Since this reduction is also the goal of religions, there is a necessary proximity between religion and technology. The relationship of humans to nature and technology is an object of religious doctrine and ethics in all of the world's religions. The interpretations and the norms of the treatment of nature in economy and technology, but also the veneration of nature in nature-mysticism and its elevation in cult and sacrament, are forms of expression of the relationship to nature in religions. The development ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
155
Condition
New
Series
A Discourse of the World Religions
Number of Pages
155
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402001888
SKU
V9781402001888
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99-15
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