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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828706303321

Titolo

The earth story in wisdom traditions / / edited by Norman C. Habel & Shirley Wurst

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sheffield : , : Sheffield Academic Press, , [2001]

©2001

ISBN

1-283-19560-7

9786613195609

0-567-26361-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (214 p.)

Collana

The earth Bible ; ; 3

Disciplina

261.83628

Soggetti

Environmental protection - Religious aspects - Christianity

Human ecology in the Bible

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Editorial Preface; Preface; List of Abbreviations; List of Contributors; Six Ecojustice Principles; Where Is the Voice of Earth in Wisdom Literature?; Wisdom Literature and Ecofeminism; Woman Wisdom's Way: Ecokinship; Earth First: Inverse Cosmology in Job; Job 12: Cosmic Devastation and Social Turmoil; Who Cares? Reflections on the Story of the Ostrich (Job 39.13-18); Divine Creative Power and the Decentering of Creation: The Subtext of the Lord's Addresses to Job; Plumbing the Depths of Earth: Job 28 and Deep Ecology

'Go Forth into the Fields': An Earth-Centered Reading of the Song of SongsEco-Delight in the Song of Songs; Ecclesiastes 3.16-22: An Ecojustice Reading, with Parallels from African Wisdom; God's Design: The Death of Creation? An Ecojustice Reading of Romans 8.18-30 in the Light of Wisdom 1-2; 'Is the Wild Ox Willing to Serve You?' Challenging the Mandate to Dominate; Bibliography; Index of Biblical References; Index of Authors

Sommario/riassunto

In this volume scholars from around the world read the story of the Earth in major Wisdom Traditions using the ecojustice principles outlined in Volume 1, 'Readings from the Perspective of Earth'. These



readings uncover a range of fresh perspectives about Earth in seeking to discover where the voices of Earth are suppressed or heard in the Wisdom texts. Some texts reveal an ecokinship between Earth and Wisdom. Texts from Job challenge a cosmic model that gives priority to heaven over Earth. Still others challenge the mandate to dominate in Genesis 1.28. In many texts, Wisdom provides a vehicle