"["Being Human] is one of the few books that begins to integrate
theological narratives with scientific ones, looking for a
compelling correlation between them where modern and religious
sensibilities might both be affirmed. This is a unique work."--Bron
Taylor, Professor and Director of Environmental Studies, University
of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, and author of "Ecological Resistance
Movements: The Global Emergence of Radical and Popular
Environmentalism.
""Being Human succeeds at accounting for people's conception of
humaness and human's relationship with nature--no easy task, but
one that is a crucial starting point for any discussion of
environmental ethics."--Kay Read, Associate Professor of
Comparative Ethics and Native American Religions, DePaul
University, and author of "Time and Sacrifice in the Aztec
Cosmos
"Anna Peterson's "Being Human is a stellar work of integration.
Peterson argues that the ideology of human exceptionalism and
disconnection from the rest of nature is a major source of social
and ecological harm. She draws together cultural constructionist,
Asian, Native American, feminist and evolutionary thought to
present a view of the human as both an integral part of nature and
a creator of culture, called to develop an ethic of
interrelationality for the sake of the wellbeing of the whole earth
community."--Rosemary Radford Ruether, Garrett Theological Center,
author of "Gaia and God: An Ecofeminist Theology of Earth
Healing.
"In the postmodern academic climate of slice-and-dice,
take-no-prisoners 'analysis, ' and 'critical theory, ' Anna
Peterson's book is a welcome breath of fresh air. She positions her
discussion as a development of--rather than a deconstructivetriumph
over--earlier work in the field of environmental philosophy.
Peterson takes up the themes that are absolutely central to the
field--the nature of nature, human nature, and the appropriate
relationship between the two. Her conclusions are well-informed,
well-reasoned, reasonable, and last but not least, beautifully and
engagingly expressed."--Baird Callicott, Professor of Philosophy
and Religion Studies, University of North Texas, and author of
"Earth's Insights: A Multicultural Survey of Ecological Ethics from
the Mediterranean Basin to the Australian Outback (California,
1997), "In Defense of the Land: Essays in Environmental Philosophy,
and "Beyond the Land Ethic: More Essays in Environmental
Philosophy.
"Peterson challenges us to think critically about the ideas
about nature and humanity that shape our ethical behavior. She also
brings into critical dialogue insights from a wide variety of
religious traditions--Buddhist, Taoist, Navaho, Koyukon, Catholic
and Protestant. Peterson helps us think creatively and critically
about the task of comparative ethics, and the imperatives of
environmental ethics. This book is a must-read for any one
concerned with environmental ethics and with comparative
ethics."--Sharon Welch, Professor of Religious Studies at the
University of Missouri-Columbia, and author of "A Feminist Ethic of
Risk, Sweet Dreams in America: Making Ethics and Spirituality Work,
and "Communities of Resistance and Solidarity: A Feminist Theology
of LIberation.
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