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



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Titolo: The earth story in wisdom traditions / / edited by Norman C. Habel & Shirley Wurst Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Sheffield : , : Sheffield Academic Press, , [2001]
©2001
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (214 p.)
Disciplina: 261.83628
Soggetto topico: Environmental protection - Religious aspects - Christianity
Human ecology in the Bible
Persona (resp. second.): HabelNorman C.
WurstShirley
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
Titolo autorizzato: The earth story in wisdom traditions  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-283-19560-7
9786613195609
0-567-26361-4
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910789514103321
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Serie: Earth Bible ; ; 3.