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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791981203321

Autore

Deane-Drummond Celia

Titolo

Religion and Ecology in the Public Sphere [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Continuum International Publishing, 2011

ISBN

0-567-46258-7

1-283-08894-0

9786613088949

0-567-63196-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (253 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

Bedford-StrohmHeinrich

Disciplina

261.88

Soggetti

Ecology -- Religious aspects

Environmental ethics

Religion and science

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Contributors; Introduction: Celia Deane-Drummond and Heinrich Bedford Strohm; The Baltic Sea as a Case Study: The Ecological and Political Challenges of the Baltic Sea; PART I: Concepts of Religion in the Public Sphere; PART II: Contextual Approaches; PART III: Towards Public Theologies of Nature; Bibliography; Index of Subjects; Index of Names

Sommario/riassunto

This collection of essays brings to the surface vital dimensions in the in the engagement between religion and ecology. The authors are aware of both the political urgency, but also the need to delve into a variety of diverse traditions in order to resource such a task, namely, what might religious traditions contribute to ecological debates? A core issue addressed here is how contemporary theology might become public theology, one that is deeply relevant to the particular problems and issues of today. This then raises important theoretical questions about how theology might engage with politi