Spirit of the Environment - Religion, Value and Environmental Concern - - Paperback Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - 1998 - Engelsk - Booktok.dk

Description

Spirit of the Environment brings spiritual and religious concerns to environmental issues. Providing a much needed alternative to exploring human beings'' relationship to the natural world through the restrictive lenses of ''science'', ''ecology'', or even ''morality'', this book offers a fresh perspective to the field. Spirit of the Enironment addresses: * the environmental attitudes of the major religions; * the relationship between art and nature; * the Gaia hypothesis; * the non-instrumental values which have inspired environmental concern. Contributors range from a variety of disciplines including philosophy, comparative religion, education and social anthropology, providing students with an intriguing survey on the role that spirituality and religion play in nature. This is a vital collection for those eager to examine the relationship between the spiritual and the environment.