ABSTRACT
The past few decades have seen the beginnings of a convergence between religions and ecological movements. The environmental crisis has called the religions of the world to respond by finding their voice within the larger Earth community. At the same time, a certain religiosity has started to emerge in some areas of secular ecological thinking. Beyond mere religious utilitarianism, rooted in an understanding of the deepest connections between human beings, their worldviews, and nature itself, this book tries to show how religious believers can look at the world through the eyes of faith and find a broader paradigm to sustain sustainability, proposing a model for transposing this paradigm into practice, so as to develop long-term sustainable solutions that can be tested against reality.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|7 pages
A Promising Earth
chapter 1|5 pages
Sunrise in Copan
part II|33 pages
Understanding the Environmental Problem
chapter 2|15 pages
An Environment in Degradation
chapter 3|8 pages
The Planet and Us
chapter 4|8 pages
The Possessions of Odysseus
part III|33 pages
Seeking an Ethic for Nature
chapter 5|6 pages
Antecedents
chapter 6|25 pages
6 The Social Answers
part IV|52 pages
Finding a Religious Sense
chapter 7|16 pages
Environment and Religion
chapter 8|17 pages
The Human Problem
chapter 9|17 pages
Ecology as if God were Happening
part V|26 pages
“Environmental Solidarity”