Worldly wonder : religions enter their ecological phase / Mary Evelyn Tucker ; with a commentary by Judith A. Berling : followed by a response, discussion, and epilogue.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tucker, Mary Evelyn.

Contributor:

Berling, Judith A.

Series:

Master Hsuan Hua memorial lecture ; 2.

Second Master Hsuan Hua memorial lecture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nature--Religious aspects.

Nature.

Human ecology--Religious aspects.

Human ecology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (183 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Ill. : Open Court, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

History illustrates the power of religion to bring about change. Mary Evelyn Tucker describes how world religions have begun to move from a focus on God-human and human-human relations to encompass human-earth relations. She argues that, in light of the environmental crisis, religion should move from isolated orthodoxy to interrelated dialogue and use its authority for liberation rather than oppression.

Contents:

CONTENTS; THE SECOND HSÜAN HUA MEMORIAL LECTURE; A BRIEF PORTRAIT OF THE VENERABLE MASTER HSÜAN HUA; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; The Cosmological Context: Evolution and Extinction; The Historical Context: Change and Continuity; The Religious Context: Problems and Promise; Pluralistic Perspectives: Multireligious and Multidisciplinary Approaches; The Transformative Context: Reclaiming and Reconstructing; The Comprehensive Context: Restoration of Wonder; Commentary by Judith A. Berling; Response and Audience Discussion; Epilogue

Appendix I: PRESERVING AND CHERISHING THE EARTH: AN APPEAL FORJOINT COMMITMENT IN SCIENCE AND RELIGION: Global Forum, Moscow National Religious Partnership for the Environment January 1990Appendix II: THE JOINT APPEAL IN RELIGION AND SCIENCE: STATEMENTBY RELIGIOUS LEADERS AT THE SUMMIT ON ENVIRONMENT: June 3, 1991 New York City; Appendix III: WORLD SCIENTISTS' WARNINGS TO HUMANITY: Union of Concerned Scientists; Appendix IV: THE EARTH CHARTER; Appendix V: COMMON DECLARATIONBY POPE JOHN PAUL II AND ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH BARTHOLOMEW I: June 10, 2002 Venice, Italy; NOTES

BASIC BIBLIOGRAPHY ON RELIGION AND ECOLOGYTHE INSTITUTE FOR WORLD RELIGIONS; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-60592-1

9786613786616

0-8126-9754-5

OCLC:

721195165