Preface.
Introduction. Worldviews: Understanding Our Place in a Global
Age.
Part One: ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS, SPIRITUAL CRISIS.
Chapter 1. Seeds of a Green Theology.
W. C. Lowdermilk: The Eleventh Commandment. Joseph Sittler: A
Theology for Earth. Seyyed Hossein Nasr: The Problem. Lynn White,
Jr.: The Historical Roots of Our Ecologic Crisis.
Chapter 2. Humans, Nature, and Modernity.
Carolyn Merchant: Dominion Over Nature. Gregg Easterbrook: The New
Nature. Jerry Mander: In the Absence of the Sacred. David R. Loy:
The Religion of the Market.
Part Two: INTERPRETING TRADITION.
Chapter 3. First Peoples.
Vine Deloria: Sacred Places and Moral Responsibility. Mary Graham:
The Philosophical Underpinnings of Aboriginal Worldview. C.K.
Omari: Traditional African Land Ethics. Gary Paul Nabhan: Cultural
Parallax in Viewing North American Habitats.
Chapter 4. South Asian Traditions.
Christopher Chapple: Jaina and Hindu Responses to the Environmental
Crisis. O.P. Dwivedi: Dharmic Ecology. Vasudha Narayanan: Every
Tree is a Bodhi Tree. Kelly Alley: Ganga''s Purity and
Pollution.
Chapter 5. Buddhism. Rita Gross: Toward a Buddhist Environmental
Ethic. Ian Harris: Ecological Buddhism? Donald Swearer Buddhist
Ecology in Contemporary Thailand. Stephanie Kaza: To Save All
Beings.
Chapter 6. Chinese Traditions.
Tu Weiming: The Continuity of Being: Chinese Visions of Nature.
Mary Evelyn Tucker: Ecological Themes in Taoism and Confucianism.
Chung-Ying Cheng: On the Environmental Ethics of the Tao and the
Ch''i. Ole Bruun: Fengshui and the Chinese Perception of
Nature.
Chapter 7. Japanese Traditions.
Brian Bocking: Japanese Attitudes Toward Nature. Yuriko Saito: The
Japanese Appreciation of Nature. Arne Kalland: Culture in Japanese
Nature. Joy Hendry: Nature Tamed.
Chapter 8. Judaism.
Aloys H�ttermann: The Most Misunderstood Part of the Bible. Tikva
Frymer-Kensky: Ecology in a Biblical Perspective. Steven S.
Schwarzchild: The Unnatural Jew. Arthur Waskow: And the Earth is
Filled With the Breath of Life.
Chapter 9. Christianity.
Anna Peterson: In and of the World. Sallie McFague: An Ecological
Christology: Does Christianity Have It? John Chryssavgis: The World
of the Icon and Creation. Calvin DeWitt: The Three Big
Questions.
Chapter 10. Islam.
Richard Foltz: Islamic Environmentalism in Theory and Practice.
K.L. Afrasiabi: Towards an Islamic Ecotheology. Nawal H. Ammar: The
Ecological Crisis and Islamic Social Justice. Fazlun Khalid: The
Disconnected People.
Chapter 11. Emerging Religions.
Robert A. White: A Baha''i Perspective on an Ecologically
Sustainable Society. Richard C. Foltz: Mormon Values and the Utah
Environment. Bruce M. Sullivan: Theology and Ecology at the
Birthplace of Krishna. Graham Harvey: Paganism and the
Environment.
Part Three: CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVES.
Chapter 12. Ecocentrism and Radical Environmentalism.
Aldo Leopold: The Land Ethic. Bill Devall and George Sessions:
Principles of Deep Ecology. Joanna Macy: The Ecological Self. Bron
Taylor: Earth First!''s Religious Radicalism.
Chapter 13. Ecofeminism.
Ynestra King: The Ecology of Feminism and the Feminism of Ecology.
Rosemary Radford Ruether: Ecofeminism: The Challenge to Theology.
Shamara Shantu Riley: Ecology is a Sistah''s Issue Too. Mary
Mellor: Ecofeminism and Ecosocialism.
Chapter 14. Voices From the Global South.
B.D. Sharma: On Sustainability. Leonardo Boff: Science, Technology,
Power, and Liberation Theology. Marthinus L. Daneel: Earthkeeping
Churches at the African Grass Roots. Eliane Potiguara: The Earth is
the Indian''s Mother, Nh�ndecy.
Chapter 15. New Cosmologies and Visions.
Thomas Berry: The New Story. James Lovelock: God and Gaia. Riane
Eisler: Toward a Partnership Future. Roger S. Gottlieb: A
Spirituality of Resistance.
Chapter 16. Globalization, Community and Ecojustice.
David C. Korten: The Failures of Bretton Woods. Helena
Norberg-Hodge: The Pressure to Modernize and Globalize. Wendell
Berry: Does Community Have a Value? Larry Rasmussen: Global
Eco-Justice.
Appendix: The Earth Charter.
Credits.
Resources.
Richard C. Foltz (Ph.D. Harvard, 1996) is an assistant professor of religion at the University of Florida. He is also an affiliate faculty member in the Department of History, the Department of Asian Studies, and the College of Natural Resources and Environment. He has published books on a variety of subjects, including environmentalism, history, and religion.
Preface. Introduction. Worldviews: Understanding Our Place in a Global Age. Part One: ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS, SPIRITUAL CRISIS. Chapter 1. Seeds of a Green Theology. W. C. Lowdermilk: The Eleventh Commandment. Joseph Sittler: A Theology for Earth. Seyyed Hossein Nasr: The Problem. Lynn White, Jr.: The Historical Roots of Our Ecologic Crisis. Chapter 2. Humans, Nature, and Modernity. Carolyn Merchant: Dominion Over Nature. Gregg Easterbrook: The New Nature. Jerry Mander: In the Absence of the Sacred. David R. Loy: The Religion of the Market. Part Two: INTERPRETING TRADITION. Chapter 3. First Peoples. Vine Deloria: Sacred Places and Moral Responsibility. Mary Graham: The Philosophical Underpinnings of Aboriginal Worldview. C.K. Omari: Traditional African Land Ethics. Gary Paul Nabhan: Cultural Parallax in Viewing North American Habitats. Chapter 4. South Asian Traditions. Christopher Chapple: Jaina and Hindu Responses to the Environmental Crisis. O.P. Dwivedi: Dharmic Ecology. Vasudha Narayanan: Every Tree is a Bodhi Tree. Kelly Alley: Ganga's Purity and Pollution. Chapter 5. Buddhism. Rita Gross: Toward a Buddhist Environmental Ethic. Ian Harris: Ecological Buddhism? Donald Swearer Buddhist Ecology in Contemporary Thailand. Stephanie Kaza: To Save All Beings. Chapter 6. Chinese Traditions. Tu Weiming: The Continuity of Being: Chinese Visions of Nature. Mary Evelyn Tucker: Ecological Themes in Taoism and Confucianism. Chung-Ying Cheng: On the Environmental Ethics of the Tao and the Ch'i. Ole Bruun: Fengshui and the Chinese Perception of Nature. Chapter 7. Japanese Traditions. Brian Bocking: Japanese Attitudes Toward Nature. Yuriko Saito: The Japanese Appreciation of Nature. Arne Kalland: Culture in Japanese Nature. Joy Hendry: Nature Tamed. Chapter 8. Judaism. Aloys Huttermann: The Most Misunderstood Part of the Bible. Tikva Frymer-Kensky: Ecology in a Biblical Perspective. Steven S. Schwarzchild: The Unnatural Jew. Arthur Waskow: And the Earth is Filled With the Breath of Life. Chapter 9. Christianity. Anna Peterson: In and of the World. Sallie McFague: An Ecological Christology: Does Christianity Have It? John Chryssavgis: The World of the Icon and Creation. Calvin DeWitt: The Three Big Questions. Chapter 10. Islam. Richard Foltz: Islamic Environmentalism in Theory and Practice. K.L. Afrasiabi: Towards an Islamic Ecotheology. Nawal H. Ammar: The Ecological Crisis and Islamic Social Justice. Fazlun Khalid: The Disconnected People. Chapter 11. Emerging Religions. Robert A. White: A Baha'i Perspective on an Ecologically Sustainable Society. Richard C. Foltz: Mormon Values and the Utah Environment. Bruce M. Sullivan: Theology and Ecology at the Birthplace of Krishna. Graham Harvey: Paganism and the Environment. Part Three: CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVES. Chapter 12. Ecocentrism and Radical Environmentalism. Aldo Leopold: The Land Ethic. Bill Devall and George Sessions: Principles of Deep Ecology. Joanna Macy: The Ecological Self. Bron Taylor: Earth First!'s Religious Radicalism. Chapter 13. Ecofeminism. Ynestra King: The Ecology of Feminism and the Feminism of Ecology. Rosemary Radford Ruether: Ecofeminism: The Challenge to Theology. Shamara Shantu Riley: Ecology is a Sistah's Issue Too. Mary Mellor: Ecofeminism and Ecosocialism. Chapter 14. Voices From the Global South. B.D. Sharma: On Sustainability. Leonardo Boff: Science, Technology, Power, and Liberation Theology. Marthinus L. Daneel: Earthkeeping Churches at the African Grass Roots. Eliane Potiguara: The Earth is the Indian's Mother, Nhandecy. Chapter 15. New Cosmologies and Visions. Thomas Berry: The New Story. James Lovelock: God and Gaia. Riane Eisler: Toward a Partnership Future. Roger S. Gottlieb: A Spirituality of Resistance. Chapter 16. Globalization, Community and Ecojustice. David C. Korten: The Failures of Bretton Woods. Helena Norberg-Hodge: The Pressure to Modernize and Globalize. Wendell Berry: Does Community Have a Value? Larry Rasmussen: Global Eco-Justice. Appendix: The Earth Charter. Credits. Resources.
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