Devoted to nature : the religious roots of American environmentalism / Evan Berry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Berry, Evan, 1977- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human ecology--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Human ecology.

Human ecology--United States.

Environmentalism--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Environmentalism.

Environmentalism--United States.

Nature--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Nature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (282 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Devoted to Nature explores the religious underpinnings of American environmentalism, tracing the theological character of American environment thought from their Romantic foundations to contemporary discourse about nature spirituality. This history is most readily visible during the Gilded Age and Progressive Era, when religious sources tangibly shaped ideas about the natural world, recreational practices, and modes of social and political interaction. The roots of the environmental movement evidence explicitly Christian understandings of salvation, redemption, and progress, which provided the context for Americans enthusiastic about the out-of-doors and established the horizons of possibility for the national environmental imagination"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Recreation and soteriology

Congregating around nature

Sacred space and the American environmental imagination

Recreation and spiritual experience

Conclusion : the mechanics of religious change.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780520961142

0520961145

OCLC:

911410774