Judaism and Environmental Ethics - A Reader (Hardcover)

Martin D. Yaffe's Judaism and Environmental Ethics: A Reader is a well-conceived exploration of three interrelated questions: Does the Hebrew Bible, or subsequent Jewish tradition, teach environmental responsibility or not? What Jewish teachings, if any, appropriately address today's environmental crisis? Do ecology, Judaism, and philosophy work together, or are they at odds with each other in confronting the current crisis? Yaffe's extensive introduction analyzes and appraises the anthologized essays, each of which serves to deepen and enrich our understanding of current reflection on Judaism and environmental ethics. Brought together in one volume for the first time, the most important scholars in the field touch on diverse disciplines including deep ecology, political philosophy, and biblical hermeneutics. This ambitious book illustrates precisely because of its interdisciplinary focus how longstanding disagreements and controversies may spark further interchange among ecologists, Jews, and philosophers. Both accessible and thoroughly scholarly, this dialogue will benefit anyone interested in ethical and religious considerations of contemporary ecology."

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2001
First published:	June 2001
Editors:	Martin D. Yaffe
Contributors:	E L Allen • Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson • Jeremy Benstein • Philip J. Bentley • J. David Bleich • Gerald Blidstein • Jeremy Cohen • David Ehrenfeld • Joan G. Ehrenfeld
Dimensions:	232 x 162 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	432
ISBN-13:	978-0-7391-0117-9
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmentalist thought & ideology Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > Philosophy of religion > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Judaism > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Judaism > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > Philosophy of religion > General
LSN:	0-7391-0117-X
Barcode:	9780739101179

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