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On Earth as in Heaven: Ecological Vision and Initiatives of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
Contributor(s): Bartholomew, Ecumenical Patriarch (Author), Chryssavgis, John (Editor), The Duke of Edinburgh (Foreword by)
ISBN: 0823238857     ISBN-13: 9780823238859
Publisher: Fordham University Press
OUR PRICE:   $41.80  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: October 2011
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BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christianity - Orthodox
- Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental)
Dewey: 261.880
LCCN: 2011018517
Series: Orthodox Christianity and Contemporary Thought
Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.3" W x 9.1" (1.65 lbs) 388 pages
Themes:
- Religious Orientation - Christian
 
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Publisher Description:
Over the past two decades, the world has witnessed alarming environmental degradation--climate change, the loss of biodiversity, and the pollution of natural resources--together with a failure to implement environmental policies and an ever-widening gap between rich and poor. During this same
period, one religious leader has discerned the signs of the times and called people's attention to our dire ecological and social situation: His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the worldwide leader of the Orthodox Churches. As this new volume of his writings reveals, Patriarch
Bartholomew has continually proclaimed the primacy of spiritual values in determining environmental ethics and action. For him, the predicament we face is not primarily ecological but in fact spiritual: The ultimate
aim is to see all things in God, and God in all things.

On Earth as in Heaven demonstrates just why His All Holiness has been dubbed the Green Patriarch by former Vice President Al Gore (recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for his environmental activism) and the media. This third and final volume of the spiritual leader's selected writings showcases his
statements on environmental
degradation, global warming, and climate change. It contains numerous speeches and interviews in various circumstances, including ecological symposia, academic seminars, and regional and international events, over the first twenty years of his ministry. This volume also encompasses a selection of
pastoral letters and exhortations--ecclesiastical, ecumenical, and academic--by His All Holiness for occasions such as Easter and Christmas, honorary doctorates, and academic awards.

On Earth as in Heaven is a rich collection, essential for religious scholars, those looking for a deeper understanding of Orthodox Christianity, and anyone concerned with the environmental and social issues we face today.

Contributor Bio(s): Bartholomew, Ecumenical Patriarch: -

His all Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, spiritual leader of the world's
300 million Orthodox Christians, is the 270th
successor of St. Andrew the Apostle, who founded the 2,000-year-old Church of Constantinople. For his efforts to raise environmental awareness, he was named by Time magazine as one of the world's most influential people.

Chryssavgis, John: - The REV. DR. JOHN CHRYSSAVGIS is Archdeacon of the Ecumenical Throne and a clergyman of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, where he serves as theological advisor in the office of Inter Orthodox and ecumenical relations. He is also theological advisor to the Ecumenical Patriarch on environmental affairs. He studied in Athens and Oxford, as well as taught in Sydney and Boston. The author of numerous books and articles on Orthodox theology, spirituality, and ecology, he has edited three volumes containing the selected writings of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (Fordham University Press, 2010-12) and co-edited the signature anthology on Orthodoxy and the environment, Toward an Ecology of Transfiguration: Orthodox Christian Perspectives on Environment, Nature, and Creation (Fordham). He lives in Harpswell, Maine.