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Towards a Theology of the Environment

Author : Paul Haffner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (555 download)

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Download or read book Towards a Theology of the Environment written by Paul Haffner and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: POPE BENEDICT said at the beginning of his Pontificate that external deserts in the world are growing, because the internal deserts have become so vast. Therefore the earth's treasures no longer serve to build God's garden for all to live in, but they have been made to serve the powers of exploitation and destruction. This book is a theological investigation of the environment, and takes in scientific, biblical, moral and spiritual themes, all addressed by recent Church teaching on the subject. The starting point is a detailed analysis of the various problems assailing the environment at present. Then a distinction is made between the science of ecology and the ideological overtones which are often associated with this area. Next, an overview of Christian teaching on ecology is present as an antidote to both New Age pseudo-mysticism and political ideology. A Christian theology of the environment is then formulated which has consequences for our moral life and our prayer. PAUL HAFFNER is a priest and professor of theology at Regina Apostolorum University in Rome, visiting professor at the Pontifical Gregorian University, and adjunct lecturer at Duquesne University Roman Campus. Author of over 20 books and 100 articles on philosophical and theological themes, many of his works have been translated into several languages, including Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Russian. Other published volumes by this author include Mystery of Creation, Mystery of the Church, The Mystery of Mary, The Mystery of Reason and The Sacramental Mystery, all from Gracewing.

The Bible and the Environment

Author : David G. Horrell
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317324374
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book The Bible and the Environment written by David G. Horrell and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-08-12 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The biblical and Christian traditions have long been seen to have legitimated and encouraged humanity's aggressive domination of nature. Biblical visions of the future, with destruction for the earth and rescue for the elect, have also discouraged any concern for the earth's future or the welfare of future generations. But we now live in a time when environmental issues are at the centre of political and ethical debate. What is needed is a new reading of the biblical tradition that can meet the challenges of the ecological issues that face humanity at the beginning of the third millennium. 'The Bible and the Environment' examines a range of biblical texts - from Genesis to Revelation - evaluating competing interpretations. The Bible provides a thoroughly ambivalent legacy. Certainly, it cannot provide straightforward teaching on care for the environment but nor can it simply be seen as an anti-ecological book. Developing an 'ecological hermeneutic' as a way of mediating between contemporary concerns and the biblical text, 'The Bible and the Environment' presents a way of productively reading the Bible in the context of contemporary ecology.

Redeeming the Time

Author : Stephen Bede Scharper
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 144116796X
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (411 download)

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Download or read book Redeeming the Time written by Stephen Bede Scharper and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1998-06-01 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A thoughtful and interesting contribution to environmental theology literature." --Choice "Richly informative and provocative." --Review for Religious "Stephen Bede Scharper has added a significant new book to the growing collection of Christian ecotheological offerings....an admirable job of summarizing the main strands of Christian environmental theologies and highlighting the most valuable contributions of each....heartfelt...There is much to celebrate in this book!...presents a comprehensible and accessible guide to the major varieties of what Scharper calls 'Christian ecological theology.'...In this book he succeeds not just in coherently summarizing a number of the most important voices in ecotheology, but also in giving us a blueprint for the changed consciousness necessary to motivate a conversion from our destructive earth-damaging behavior to a more earth-friendly way of living." --Worldviews

The Bible and the Environment

Author : David G. Horrell
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317324366
Total Pages : 151 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book The Bible and the Environment written by David G. Horrell and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-08-12 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The biblical and Christian traditions have long been seen to have legitimated and encouraged humanity's aggressive domination of nature. Biblical visions of the future, with destruction for the earth and rescue for the elect, have also discouraged any concern for the earth's future or the welfare of future generations. But we now live in a time when environmental issues are at the centre of political and ethical debate. What is needed is a new reading of the biblical tradition that can meet the challenges of the ecological issues that face humanity at the beginning of the third millennium. 'The Bible and the Environment' examines a range of biblical texts - from Genesis to Revelation - evaluating competing interpretations. The Bible provides a thoroughly ambivalent legacy. Certainly, it cannot provide straightforward teaching on care for the environment but nor can it simply be seen as an anti-ecological book. Developing an 'ecological hermeneutic' as a way of mediating between contemporary concerns and the biblical text, 'The Bible and the Environment' presents a way of productively reading the Bible in the context of contemporary ecology.

Ecologies of Grace

Author : Willis Jenkins
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198043988
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (98 download)

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Download or read book Ecologies of Grace written by Willis Jenkins and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2008-02-04 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christianity struggles to show how living on Earth matters for living with God. While people of faith increasingly seek practical ways to respond to the environmental crisis, theology has had difficulty contextualizing the crisis and interpreting the responses. In Ecologies of Grace, Willis Jenkins presents a field-shaping introduction to Christian environmental ethics that offers resources for renewing theology. Observing how religious environmental practices often draw on concepts of grace, Jenkins maps the way Christian environmental strategies draw from traditions of salvation as they engage the problems of environmental ethics. By being particularly sensitive to the ways in which environmental problems are made intelligible to Christian moral experience, Jenkins guides his readers toward a fuller understanding of Christianity and ecology. He not only makes sense of the variety of Christian environmental ethics, but by showing how environmental issues come to the heart of Christian experience, prepares fertile ground for theological renewal.

Christianity and Ecological Theology

Author : E. M. Conradie
Publisher : AFRICAN SUN MeDIA
ISBN 13 : 1920109234
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (21 download)

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Book Synopsis Christianity and Ecological Theology by : E. M. Conradie

Download or read book Christianity and Ecological Theology written by E. M. Conradie and published by AFRICAN SUN MeDIA. This book was released on 2006-10-01 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There has been a proliferation of publications in the field of Christian ecological theology over the last three decades or so. These include a number of recent edited volumes, each covering a range of topics and consolidating many of the emerging insights in ecological theology. The call for Christian churches to respond to the environmental crisis has been reiterated numerous times in this vast corpus of literature, also in South Africa.

Ecology and Religion

Author : John Carmody
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ecology and Religion written by John Carmody and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Christian Faith and the Environment

Author : Brennan R. Hill
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1556353170
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (563 download)

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Download or read book Christian Faith and the Environment written by Brennan R. Hill and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2007-03-16 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although the environmental crisis has been recognized as an international threat, Christian attempts to reconcile their religious traditions and the earth are just beginning. 'Christian Faith and the Environment' challenges churches to take a stand for environmental concerns. Hill explores how twentieth-century theologians such as Karl Rahner, Bernard Lonergan, and Pierre Teilhard de Chardin have taught Christians to build bridges between Christianity and creation. Examining sacramental rites, church documents, and feminist theological insights on ecology, Hill outlines a Christian environmental spirituality and traces the ethical challenges posed by our new awareness of our environment.

What are They Saying about Environmental Theology?

Author : John Hart
Publisher : Paulist Press
ISBN 13 : 9780809142309
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (423 download)

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Book Synopsis What are They Saying about Environmental Theology? by : John Hart

Download or read book What are They Saying about Environmental Theology? written by John Hart and published by Paulist Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book offers a comprehensive analysis of Catholic teachings on environmental themes by exploring official statements from Rome and the bishops of the Americas, as well as from contemporary visionary theologians". (p. [4] cover).

A Primer in Ecotheology

Author : Celia E. Deane-Drummond
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1498236995
Total Pages : 183 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (982 download)

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Book Synopsis A Primer in Ecotheology by : Celia E. Deane-Drummond

Download or read book A Primer in Ecotheology written by Celia E. Deane-Drummond and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2017-09-22 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book serves as an introduction to the burgeoning field of ecothology, illustrating both its variety and its commonality across different Christian theological divides. Some of the questions addressed in this short book include the following: How can the Bible still make sense in the context of climate change and biodiversity loss? Who on earth is Jesus Christ, and what does he mean for us in today’s world? How can Christians be faithful to their traditions while responding to pressing calls to be engaged in environmental activism? What is the relationship between theory and practice, and local as well as global demands, and how is this relationship expressed in different ecclesial settings? How can we encourage each other to develop a sense of the earth as divine gift? Written in clear, accessible style, this book walks readers through difficult concepts and shows the way different sources in Christian theology have responded to one of the most significant cultural issues of our time.

Religion and Ecological Crisis

Author : Todd LeVasseur
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317242750
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (172 download)

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Download or read book Religion and Ecological Crisis written by Todd LeVasseur and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-07-01 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1967, Lynn White, Jr.’s seminal article The Historical Roots of Our Ecologic Crisis was published, essentially establishing the academic study of religion and nature. White argues that religions—particularly Western Christianity—are a major cause of worldwide ecological crises. He then asserts that if we are to halt, let alone revert, anthropogenic damages to the environment, we need to radically transform religious cosmologies. White’s hugely influential thesis has been cited thousands of times in a variety of disciplines, including but not limited to religious studies, environmental ethics, history, ecological science, philosophy, psychology, and anthropology. In practical terms, the ecological crisis to which White was responding has only worsened in the decades since the article was published. This collection of original essays by leading scholars in a variety of interdisciplinary settings, including religion and nature, environmental ethics, animal studies, ecofeminism, restoration ecology, and ecotheology, considers the impact of White’s arguments, offering constructive criticism as well as reflections on the ongoing, ever-changing scholarly debate about the way religion and culture contribute to both environmental crises and to their possible solutions. Religion and Ecological Crisis addresses a wide range of topics related to White’s thesis, including its significance for environmental ethics and philosophy, the response from conservative Christians and evangelicals, its importance for Asian religious traditions, ecofeminist interpretations of the article, and which perspectives might have, ultimately, been left out of his analysis. This book is a timely reflection on the legacy and continuing challenge of White’s influential article.

Placing Nature on the Borders of Religion, Philosophy and Ethics

Author : Dr Forrest Clingerman
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 1409481522
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (94 download)

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Download or read book Placing Nature on the Borders of Religion, Philosophy and Ethics written by Dr Forrest Clingerman and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2013-06-28 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The natural world has been "humanized": even areas thought to be wilderness bear the marks of human impact. But this human impact is not simply physical. At the emergence of the environmental movement, the focus was on human effects on "nature." More recently, however, the complexity of the term "nature" has led to fruitful debates and the recognition of how human individuals and cultures interpret their environments. This book furthers the dialogue on religion, ethics, and the environment by exploring three interrelated concepts: to recreate, to replace, and to restore. Through interdisciplinary dialogue the authors illuminate certain unique dimensions at the crossroads between finding value, creating value, and reflecting on one's place in the world. Each of these terms has diverse religious, ethical, and scientific connotations. Each converges on the ways in which humans both think about and act upon their surroundings. And each radically questions the damaging conceptual divisions between nature and culture, human and environment, and scientific explanation and religious/ethical understanding. This book self-consciously reflects on the intersections of environmental philosophy, environmental theology, and religion and ecology, stressing the importance of how place interprets us and how we interpret place. In addition to its contribution to environmental philosophy, this work is a unique volume in its serious engagement with theology and religious studies on the issues of ecological restoration and the meaning of place.

Celebrating Nature by Faith

Author : H. Paul Santmire
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1532699735
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (326 download)

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Download or read book Celebrating Nature by Faith written by H. Paul Santmire and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2020-09-09 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes it is helpful to take one step backward, in order to take two steps forward. In this insightful volume, H. Paul Santmire draws on his long-standing and widely recognized engagement with ecological theology to propose that the traditions of the Protestant Reformation, rightly read, offer rich resources today for those who are struggling to move forward to respond theologically to the crisis of a planet in peril and thereby to celebrate nature by faith.

The Travail of Nature

Author : H. Paul Santmire
Publisher : Fortress Press
ISBN 13 : 9781451409277
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book The Travail of Nature written by H. Paul Santmire and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 1985-01-01 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Travail of Nature shows that the theological tradition in the West is neither ecologically bankrupt, as some of its popular and scholarly critics have maintained, nor replete with immediately accessible, albeit long-forgotten, ecological riches hidden everywhere in its deeper vaults, as some contemporary Christians, who are profoundly troubled by the environmental crisis and other related concerns, might wistfully hope to find. This is why it is appropriate to speak of the ambiguous ecological promises of Christian theology.

Toward an Ecology of Transfiguration

Author : John Chryssavgis
Publisher : Fordham Univ Press
ISBN 13 : 0823251446
Total Pages : 509 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (232 download)

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Book Synopsis Toward an Ecology of Transfiguration by : John Chryssavgis

Download or read book Toward an Ecology of Transfiguration written by John Chryssavgis and published by Fordham Univ Press. This book was released on 2013-06-03 with total page 509 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can Orthodox Christianity offer unique spiritual resources especially suited to the environmental concerns of today? This book makes the case that yes, it can. In addition to being the first substantial and comprehensive collection of essays, in any language, to address environmental issues from the Orthodox point of view, this volume with contributions from the most highly influential theologians and philosophers in contemporary world Orthodoxy will engage a wide audience, in academic as well as popular circles--resonating not only with Orthodox audiences but with all those in search of a fresh approach to environmental theory and ethics that can bring the resources of ancient spirituality to bear on modern challenges.

The Environment and Christian Ethics

Author : Michael S. Northcott
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521576314
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (763 download)

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Download or read book The Environment and Christian Ethics written by Michael S. Northcott and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1996-09-28 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new approach to environmental ethics from within the Christian tradition.

Christian Faith and Environmental Stewardship

Author : Daniel K. Lagat
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1532670001
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (326 download)

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Book Synopsis Christian Faith and Environmental Stewardship by : Daniel K. Lagat

Download or read book Christian Faith and Environmental Stewardship written by Daniel K. Lagat and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2019-03-15 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers the contribution of Christianity in the care, stewardship, and management of the environment. It uses ideas from the logical position of a Christian, created in God’s image, redeemed by God, and given responsibility to subdue and keep the earth, arguing that a Christian has the responsibility and mandate to care for the environment. It shows that successful stewardship happens when a Christian is aware of God’s intention for creation, exerts effort to increase it, and is expected to give an account to God for their actions toward it. The book presents environmental concerns in Kenya as an opportunity for change, describing situations and why they could become opportunities for change. Seven worldviews are presented that discourage Christians who want to do environmental stewardship, and Christian theological doctrines are discussed that could be used to cause ecclesial participation in environmental stewardship. Finally, the book envisions a “Conserving Church” with specific activities the church can do to successfully influence people to do environmental stewardship.