Voices of Hope in the Struggle to Save the Planet

by Marjorie Hope, James Young

Overview

At the heart of the current global environmental crisis lie difficult moral choices, which are central to religion. This book explores the connections between faith and ecology, seeking to redefine and strengthen the bond between the two. Voices of Hope in the Struggle to Save to Planet portrays the lives of individual women and men who are searching to give life a new or renewed vision of humans' relationship to the earth, and describes actions to nurture and protect the environment launched by faith-based environmental groups.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780945257974
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	11/01/2000
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	377
Product dimensions:	6.18(w) x 9.11(h) x 0.91(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

Editorial Reviews

Voices Of Hope In The Struggle To Save The Planet reveals the lives of individual men and women engaged presenting a renewed vision of our relationship to the earth, describing actions by faith-based environmental groups to nurture and protect the environment. Included are the lives and ideas of spiritual leaders and activists drawn from Judaism, Western and Eastern Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Taoism, Shinto, and the faiths of indigenous peoples. Each chapter includes a brief analysis of a particular faith's ecological teachings and description of the environmental problems of the country where a particular activist is living. Voices Of Hope In The Struggle To Save The Planet is compelling, informative, challenging, motivating, and very highly recommended reading for environmental studies, activists, policy makers, as well as the non-specialist general reader with an interest in religion and environmental issues.

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