Earth at risk : an environmental dialogue between religion and science / edited by Donald B. Conroy and Rodney L. Petersen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Conroy, Donald B.

Petersen, Rodney Lawrence.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human ecology--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Human ecology.

Religion and science.

Physical Description:

383 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Amherst, N.Y. : Humanity Books, 2000.

Contents:

1. Religion in an Environmental Age / Ian G. Barbour 27

Section 2 Science in Dialogue with Religion 55

2. The Earth At Risk: Encountering Environmental Limits / Charles J. Puccia 67

3. Interpreting the World: The Relationship of Science, Technology, and Belief / Ian Hutchinson 89

4. Denying the Evidence: Science and the Human Prospect / Timothy C. Weiskel 107

Section 3 Religion Caring for Creation 133

5. Biblical Sources: Witness to the Interpretive Value of the Earth / Richard J. Clifford 147

6. The Earth Matters: Foundations for an Environmental Ethic / Michal Fox Smart 165

7. The Dangers of Misinterpretation: Earth Spirituality and Self-Deception / Roger S. Gottlieb 183

Section 4 Sustainable Community and Environmental Justice 201

8. The Undoing of the Environment: Assessing the European Religious Worldview / Susan Power Bratton 213

9. Community and Ecological Justice: A Native American Response / George E. Tinker 239

10. Developing an Ethic for Sustainable Community: An Action-Oriented Response / Paula Gonzalez 261

Section 5 Strategies for Education, Ministry, and Building Sustainable Communities 287

11. Caring for Creation: Community-Based Eco-Education and Public Policy Strategies / Donald B. Conroy 299

12. Greening the Campus: Transforming Higher Education to Care for the Environment / Richard M. Clugston 319

13. Earth Community: Redesigning Our Industrial Models for Global Sustainability / Larry Rasmussen 341

Appendix Global Warming Graphs 367.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-377).

ISBN:

1573928178

OCLC:

42863178