Nature and technology in the world religions / edited by Peter Koslowski.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Koslowski, Peter, 1952-2012.

Series:

Discourse of the world religions ; 3.

A discourse of the world religions ; 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nature--Religious aspects--Comparative studies--Congresses.

Nature.

Technology--Religious aspects--Comparative studies--Congresses.

Technology.

Technology--Religious aspects.

Nature--Religious aspects.

Genre:

Comparative studies.

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

x, 155 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, [2001]

Summary:

Leading scholars of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism have created with this volume a first-hand source of information which enables the reader to gain a better understanding of these five world religions and their teachings on nature and technology.

Contents:

Nature and Technology in the Religions / Peter Koslowski 1

Humankind's Relationship with Nature and Participation in the Process of Creation through Technology in the View of Judaism / Micha Brumlik 18

The World as Creation and Creation as a Cosmotheandric Reality in Christianity / Francis X. D'Sa 29

Humankind's Relationship with Nature and Participation in the Process of Creation by Technology from an Islamic Point of View / Asghar Ali Engineer 47

Discussion of the Relationship to Nature and Technology in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam 59

The Process of the Deification of the Human Person and Technology in Eastern-Orthodox Christianity / Sergey Horuzhy 64

Discussion of the Deification of the Human Person and the Role of Technology in Eastern-Orthodox Christianity 81

Naturalism and Humanism in Creation and Construction in Hinduism / D. P. Chattopadhyaya 83

Veneration of Nature, Use of Nature, and Self-Improvement of Humankind by Technology in the Sramana Tradition (Buddhism and Jainism) / Shivram S. Antarkar 99

Discussion of the Relationship to Nature and Technology in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism 121

An Attempt to Synthesise from a Hindu Perspective the Received View of Creation, the Relationship between Humans and Nature, and the Role of Technology / D. P. Chattopadhyaya 125

Concluding Discussion of the Relationship to Nature and the Interpretation of Technology in the World Religions 138

Conversation between the Representatives of the World Religions after the Conclusion of the Public Discourse 140.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1402001886

OCLC:

48390596