Whole Earth Thinking and Planetary Coexistence: Ecological wisdom at the intersection of religion, ecology, and philosophy

by Sam Mickey

Overview

This book focuses on newly emerging approaches to ecology that cross the disciplinary boundaries of sciences and humanities with the aim of responding to the challenges facing the current era of planetary interconnectedness. It introduces concepts that draw out a creative contrast between religious and secular approaches to the integration of sciences and humanities, with religious approaches represented by the "geologian" Thomas Berry and the whole Earth thinking of Stephanie Kaza, and the more secular approaches represented by the "geophilosophy" of poststructuralist theorists Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138743557
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	02/16/2017
Series:	Routledge Environmental Humanities
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	164
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Sam Mickey is an adjunct professor in the Theology and Religious Studies Department at the University of San Francisco, USA.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Ecology: A Household Word 3. A Geologian Meets Geophilosophers 4. Integrating Environments, Societies, and Subjects 5. Roots of Ecological Wisdom 6. Reinventing the Human 7. Emerging Earth Community 8. Cosmic Connections 9. Narrative Imagination, Dangerous Dreams 10. Energy 11. Conclusion

Editorial Reviews

"Sam Mickey has produced an insightful study of the intersection of religion, ecology, and philosophy. Drawing on such seminal thinkers as Thomas Berry, Gilles Deleuze, and Félix Guattari, the author weaves an engaging narrative of a way toward Whole Earth thinking." -Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim, Forum on Religion and Ecology at Yale University, USA

"Philosophically precise, ethically capacious, and accessibly written, Whole Earth Thinking and Planetary Coexistence is a wonderful addition to discourses on religion, philosophy, and ecology. Sam Mickey's careful and generous depictions of geophilosophy (informed by Deleuze and Guattari) and earth community (informed by Thomas Berry and others) serve as helpful guides to some of the vexing environmental issues facing different parts of the planet in the present day. His treatments of various religious and philosophical traditions demonstrate the vitality of multiple ways of human knowing and relating in an era of ecological change. Both erudite and accessible, this text is a wonderful guide for students and will also serve as a useful resource for interdisciplinary scholars of environmental philosophy and religion and ecology." -Christiana Z. Peppard, Fordham University, USA

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