| Ecotheology and the Practice of Hope Contributor(s): Dalton, Anne Marie (Author), Simmons, Henry C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1438432976 ISBN-13: 9781438432977 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - General - Religion | Religion & Science - Science | Life Sciences - Ecology |
| Dewey: 261.88 |
| LCCN: 2010007172 |
| Series: Suny Religion and the Environment |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.2" W x 9.2" (0.92 lbs) 197 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| 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 |