Through much of history our relationship with the earth has been plagued by ambivalence--we not only enjoy and appreciate the forces and manifestations of nature, we seek to plunder, alter, and control them. Here Paul Shepard uncovers the cultural roots of our ecological crisis and proposes ways to repair broken bonds with the earth, our past, and nature. Ultimately encouraging, he notes, "There is a secret person undamaged in every individual. We have not lost, and cannot lose, the genuine impulse."

THE DAILY STUDY BIBLE does not need an introduction: having sold in excess of five million copies it is known throughout the world precisely for what it is: a daily study Bible. This INDEX is an aid to its greater use. By means of a six-fold division (of Old Testament references; of New Testament references; of Subjects and Places; of Personal Names; of Foreign Words, Terms and Places; and of Ancient Writings) the reader is enabled to explore further the ideas, opinions and subjects - as well as the sources - used in the individual parts of the series.