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The famed thinker and writer, C.S. Lewis, addressed issues that
were paramount and pressing for religious persons in his time. In
this volume, and in honor of Lewis, experts in their fields examine
topics and challenges that face Christians living their faith
today. Originally delivered as invited public lectures in a
decade-long series--The Annual C.S. Lewis Legacy Lectures at
Westminster College in Missouri--they include faith and reason,
theological imagination, religion and ecology, the life and thought
of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, antisemitism, Native American spirituality,
science and religion, racism and poverty in the ministry and social
action of Martin Luther King, Jr., misconceptions of Islam,
religious pluralism, and religion and violence. The authors argue
that these issues must be acknowledged and confronted in order for
Christianity to remain, or to become relevant, in the current
century.
Re-Vision addresses four issues that lie at the crux of the
relationship between science and religion-the origin of the cosmos
and creation in Genesis; evolutionary theory and God's action in
the world; genes and human freedom; and whether intelligent design
is good science and/or good theology. This book includes commentary
on each of these issues from three scientists, a philosopher, and a
theologian. The contributors represent a wide variety of worldviews
and beliefs, and readers are encouraged to use their thoughts as
springboards for personal reactions and conclusions.
Many Heavens, One Earth is a collection of first-person voices from
nine of the world religions. In fifteen articles, devotees and
scholars reveal the contributions these traditions make to
informing and motivating an ecological response to the
environmental issues that beset planet earth. The spiritual
messages of world religions have an indispensable and decisive role
to play in addressing these environmental problems, for, at their
root, these ecological issues are spiritual problems: Unless greed
is replaced by moderation and sharing, materialism by spiritual
insights and values, consumerism by restraint and simpler living,
exploitation by respect and service, and pollution by caring and
protection, nature's hospitality will be foolishly rebuffed, and
therefore our descendants will inherit a polluted and depleted
earth. Religion can be, and must be, a part of this replacement.
Since at least 90% of the world's people claim allegiance to
various major world religious traditions, religion can exert a
crucial and transforming influence.
Down to Earth scientifically describes the multitude of
environmental problems besetting planet earth and indicates why
these environmental problems are, at their root, a spiritual or
religious challenge. Simply learning about the scientific
description of these environmental threats will not be sufficient
to solve them, the author argues, for attitudes must be changed and
behavioral patterns must be altered. This need for change
invariably confronts the core values that we hold and the routine
actions that we undertake. Through an examination of the worldviews
and sacred texts of eight spiritual traditions, we learn of the
common insights and powerful resources that these world religions
can offer. The author believes that it is necessary to join an
ecological conscience to an ecological consciousness for humans to
exercise custodianship of nature both responsibly and sustainably.
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