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Ecotheology and the Practice of Hope
Contributor(s): Dalton, Anne Marie (Author), Simmons, Henry C. (Author)
ISBN: 1438432968     ISBN-13: 9781438432960
Publisher: State University of New York Press
OUR PRICE:   $32.25  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: July 2011
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BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christian Theology - General
- Religion | Religion & Science
- Science | Life Sciences - Ecology
Dewey: 261.88
Series: Suny Series on Religion and the Environment
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.60 lbs) 197 pages
Themes:
- Religious Orientation - Christian
 
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Publisher Description:
Is there any hope for a more sustainable world? Can we reimagine a way of living in which the nonhuman world matters? Anne Marie Dalton and Henry C. Simmons claim that the ecotheology that arose during the mid-twentieth century gives us reason for hope. While ecotheologians acknowledge that Christianity played a significant role in creating societies in which the nonhuman world counted for very little, these thinkers have refocused religion to include the natural world. To borrow philosopher Charles Taylor's concept, they have created a new social imaginary, reimagining a better world and a different sense of what is and what should be. A new mindset is emerging, inspired by ecotheological texts and evident in the many diverse movements and activities that operate as if the hope imparted by ecotheology has already been realized. While making this powerful argument, Dalton and Simmons also provide an essential overview of key ecotheological thinkers and texts