Environmental solidarity : how religions can sustain sustainability / by Pablo Martínez de Anguita.

By:

Martínez de Anguita, Pablo, 1968-

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Routledge studies in social and political thoughtPublication details: New York : Routledge, c2012.Description: xiv, 187 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cmISBN:

9780415524216

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LOC classification:

BT 695.5 .M37 2012

Contents:

Part I: A Promising Earth. Sunrise in Copan. -- Part II: Understanding the Environmental Problem. An Environment in Degradation ; The Planet and Us ; The Possessions of Odysseus. -- Part III: Seeking an Ethic for Nature. Antecedents ; The Social Answers. -- Part IV: Finding a Religious Sense. Environment and Religion ; The Human Problem ; Ecology as If God Were Happening. -- Part V: Environmental Solidarity: A New Paradigm. Relating Environmental Solidarity to Economics, Policy and Ethics ; Fitting Environmental Solidarity Within the Catholic Faith ; Epilogue: Sunset in Barcelona.

Summary: The past few decades have seen the beginnings of a convergence between religions and ecological movements. The environmental crisis has called the religions of the world to respond by finding their voice within the larger Earth community. At the same time, a certain religiosity has started to emerge in some areas of secular ecological thinking. Beyond mere religious utilitarianism, rooted in an understanding of the deepest connections between human beings, their worldviews, and nature itself, this book tries to show how religious believers can look at the world through the eyes of faith and find a broader paradigm to sustain sustainability, proposing a model for transposing this paradigm into practice, so as to develop long-term sustainable solutions that can be tested against reality.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
Open Shelf	Albukhary International University LEVEL 2	BT 695.5 .M37 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	1100030011

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [155]-184) and index.

Part I: A Promising Earth. Sunrise in Copan. --
Part II: Understanding the Environmental Problem. An Environment in Degradation ; The Planet and Us ; The Possessions of Odysseus. --
Part III: Seeking an Ethic for Nature. Antecedents ; The Social Answers. --
Part IV: Finding a Religious Sense. Environment and Religion ; The Human Problem ; Ecology as If God Were Happening. --
Part V: Environmental Solidarity: A New Paradigm. Relating Environmental Solidarity to Economics, Policy and Ethics ; Fitting Environmental Solidarity Within the Catholic Faith ; Epilogue: Sunset in Barcelona.

The past few decades have seen the beginnings of a convergence between religions and ecological movements. The environmental crisis has called the religions of the world to respond by finding their voice within the larger Earth community. At the same time, a certain religiosity has started to emerge in some areas of secular ecological thinking. Beyond mere religious utilitarianism, rooted in an understanding of the deepest connections between human beings, their worldviews, and nature itself, this book tries to show how religious believers can look at the world through the eyes of faith and find a broader paradigm to sustain sustainability, proposing a model for transposing this paradigm into practice, so as to develop long-term sustainable solutions that can be tested against reality.

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