This Sacred Earth: Religion, Nature, EnvironmentRoutledge, 2003 M11 7 - 672 pages Updated with nearly forty new selections to reflect the tremendous growth and transformation of scholarly, theological, and activist religious environmentalism, the second edition of This Sacred Earth is an unparalleled resource for the study of religion's complex relationship to the environment. |
Contents
INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND EDITION Good NewsBad News | 16 |
PART I The Moment of Seeing Selections from Nature Writers Linking Nature and Spirit | 21 |
PART II How Have Traditional Religions Viewed Nature? | 51 |
PART III Ecotheology in an Age of Environmental Crisis Transforming Tradition | 189 |
Ecofeminist Spirituality | 383 |
Spiritual Deep Ecology | 471 |
PART VI Religious Practice for a Sacred Earth | 509 |
PART VII Ecology Religion and Society | 563 |
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WEBSITES ON RELIGION AND THE ENVIRONMENT | 753 |
ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS | 754 |
ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS | 756 |
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