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Titolo |
Readings from the perspective of Earth / / edited by Norman C. Habel |
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Sheffield, England : , : Sheffield Academic Press, , 2000 |
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©2000 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-20109-7 |
9786613201096 |
0-567-61043-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (280 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Ecology - Religious aspects |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Foreword; Editorial Preface; Preface; Abbreviations List; List of Contributors; Six Ecojustice Principles; Introducing the Earth Bible; Guiding Ecojustice Principles; Ecofeminist Contributions to an Ecojustice Hermeneutics; Sketches for Earth Readings of the Book of Amos; Messengers in the Sky; The Earth Story in Jeremiah 12; Psalm 8: An Apology for Domination; Angels, Bird-Droppings and Fish Liver: The Earth Story in Tobit; The Wisdom of Solomon; An Earth Bible Reading of the Lord's Prayer: Matthew 6.9-13 |
A Transformative Struggle towards the Divine Dream: An Ecofeminist Reading of Matthew 11'And on Earth, Peace...' (Luke 2.14): Luke's Perspectives on the Earth; Creation Groaning: An Earth Bible Reading of Romans 8.18-22; The Goodness and Holiness of the Earth and the Whole Creation (1 Timothy 4.1-5); 'Burning the Land': An Ecojustice Reading of Hebrews 6.7-8; Setting aside the Ladder to Heaven: Revelation 21.1-22.5 from the Perspective of the Earth; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This volume introduces the hermeneutical approach and ecojustice principles developed by the Earth Bible project team. Following this approach, biblical scholars illustrate how a reading of the biblical text from the perspective of Earth yields fresh insights. Though the text may seem anthropocentric, these studies are able to retrieve evidence |
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