ABSTRACT

Sacred Nature examines the crisis of environmental degradation through the prism of religious naturalism, which seeks rich spiritual engagement in a world without a god. Jerome Stone introduces students to the growing field of religious naturalism, exploring a series of questions about how it addresses the environmental crises, evaluating the merits of public prophetic discourse that uses the language of spirituality. He presents and defends the concept of religious naturalism while drawing out the implications of religious naturalism for addressing some of the major environmental issues facing humans today. This book is designed for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as scholars specializing in contemporary religious thought or environmental studies.

 

chapter 1|12 pages

Introducing Religious Naturalism

chapter 2|18 pages

Alternative Starting Points

Experiences of the sacred and the big picture

chapter 3|36 pages

Appreciative Perception

chapter 4|15 pages

Spirituality for Naturalists

chapter 5|15 pages

The “G_D” Word

chapter 6|10 pages

Needed Paradigm Shifts

chapter 7|13 pages

Learning From Indigenous Peoples

chapter 8|17 pages

Religious Naturalism in the Public Square

Toward a public ecotheology

chapter |3 pages

Conclusion