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Religion and the Environment (Hardcover, New)
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Religion and the Environment (Hardcover, New)
Series: Critical Concepts in Religious Studies
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In the last two decades a new form of religiously motivated social
action and a virtually new field of academic study-each based in
recognition of the connections between religion and humanity's
treatment of the environment-have developed. Interactions between
religion and environmental concern have been manifest in the
explosive growth of ecotheological writings, institutional
commitment by organized religions, and environmental activism
explicitly oriented to religious ideals. Clergy throughout the
world in virtually every denomination have received word from
leaders of their religion that the environment-no less than
sexuality, poverty, or war and peace-is now a basic and compelling
religious matter. Out of this confrontation have been born vital
new theologies based in the recovery of marginalized elements of
tradition, profound criticisms of the past, and ecologically
oriented visions of God, the Sacred, the Earth, and human beings.
Theologians from every religious tradition-along with dozens of
non-denominational spiritual writers-have confronted world
religions' past attitudes towards nature. In the realm of
institutional commitment, public statements and actions by
organized religions have grown dramatically. In the context of
political action, throughout the U.S. and the world religiously
oriented groups take part in environmentally oriented political
action: from lobbying and consciousness raising to activist
demonstrations and civil disobedience. This collection serves as a
comprehensive introduction, overview, and in-depth account of these
exciting new developments. The four volumes cover virtually every
aspect of the field-from theological change and institutional
commitment to innovation in liturgy, from new ecumenical
connections among different religions and between religion, science
and environmental movements, from religious participation in
environmental politics to an account of the global social and
political contexts in which religious environmentalism has
unfolded.
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