Religion and the Environment: An Introduction

ISBN-13: 9781138569775 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 260 str.

Susan Bratton

Opis

How does religion relate to our global environment? Religion and the Environment provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to this controversial question.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Religion, social action, and the environment  2. Connections: Sacred stories, sacred springs  3. Communities: Harvesting and respecting the wild  4. Sustenance: Food security, agricultural innovation, and environmental degradation  5. Ignitions: Sacred tools, ritual fires, and the value of "things"  6. Watersheds: Scale, place, and consilience  7. Sanctuaries: Preservation of species, ecosystems, and natural features  8. Megacities: Sacred space, urban planning, and built environments  9. Healing: The iconography of pollution and planetary wellness  10. Networks: Tackling global climate and sea change  11. Models: Conceptual approaches to a planetary future  12. Commonalities: Greening and the challenges of modernity.

O autorze

Susan Power Bratton is Professor and former chair of the Department of Environmental Science at Baylor University, USA.