Although the religious and ethical consideration of food and eating
is not a new phenomenon, the debate about food and eating today is
distinctly different from most of what has preceded it in the
history of Western culture. Yet the field of environmental ethics,
especially religious approaches to environmental ethics, has been
slow to see food and agriculture as topics worthy of analysis. This
book examines how religious traditions and communities in the
United States and beyond are responding to critical environmental
ethical issues posed by the global food system. In particular, it
looks at the responses that have developed within Jewish,
Christian, and Islamic traditions, and shows how they relate to
arguments and approaches in the broader study of food and
environmental ethics. It considers topics such as land degradation
and restoration, genetically modified organisms and seed
consolidation, animal welfare, water use, access, pollution, and
climate, and weaves consideration of human wellbeing and justice
throughout. In doing so, Gretel Van Wieren proposes a model for
conceptualizing agricultural and food practices in sacred terms.
This book will appeal to a wide and interdisciplinary audience
including those interested in environment and sustainability, food
studies, ethics, and religion.
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