Judaism and environmental ethics : a reader / edited by Martin D. Yaffe ; E. L. Allen [and twenty two others], contributors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Yaffe, Martin D., editor.

Allen, E. L., contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human ecology--Religious aspects--Judaism.

Human ecology.

Nature--Religious aspects--Judaism.

Nature.

Environmental ethics.

Human ecology--Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (432 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland ; Plymouth, England : Lexington Books, 2001.

Summary:

Martin D.Yaffe's Judaism and Environmental Ethics: A Reader is a well-conceived exploration of three interrelated questions: Does the Hebrew Bible, or subsequent Jewish tradition, teach environmental responsibility or not?What Jewish teachings, if any, appropriately address today's environmental crisis?.

Contents:

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

Preface

Introduction

Part I: The Historical Question

1 On Classical Judaism and Environmental Crisis Jeremy Cohen

2 The Hebrew View of Nature E. L. Allen

3 Concepts of Nature in the Hebrew Bible Jeanne Kay

4 The Forestry of the Prophets AIdo Leopold

5 The Agricultural and Ecological Symbolism of the Four Species of Sukkot Arthur Schaffer

6 Judaism and the Practice of Stewardship David Ehrenfeld and Philip J. Bentley

7 Man and Nature in the Sabbatical Year Gerald Blidstein

8 Commentary on the Book of Genesis, Chapter 1 Robert D. Sacks

Part II: The Ethical Question

9 Our Covenant with Stones: A Jewish Ecology of Earth Bradley Shavit Artson

10 Created in the Image of God: Humanity and Divinity in an Age of Environmentalism Lawrence Troster

11 Is Gaia Jewish? Finding a Framework for Radical Ecology in Traditional Judaism Eric Rosenblum

12 "One, Walking and Studying ...": Nature vs. Torah jeremy Benstein

13 Bal Tashchit: A Jewish Environmental Precept Eilon Schwartz

14 Contemporary Problems in Ethics from a Jewish Perspective Hans Jonas

Part III: The Philosophical Question

15 The Unnatural Jew Steven S. Schwarzschild

16 Some Thoughts on Nature and Judaism David Ehrenfeld and Joan G. Ehrenfeld

17 Comments on the Unnatural Jew Jeanne Kay

18 Judaism and the Sanctification of Nature Michael Wyschogrod

19 Judaism and Nature: Theological and Moral Issues to Consider While Renegotiating a Jewish Relationship to the Natural World Eilon Schwartz

20 Nature's Healing Power, the Holocaust, and the Environmental Crisis Eric Katz

21 Ethical Issues of Animal Welfare in Jewish Thought Ze'ev Levy

22 Judaism and Animal Experimentation J. David Bleich

23 Vegetarianism and Judaism J. David Bleich

24 Sanctified Eating Leon R. Kass.

Bibliography

Index

About the Contributors.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-7391-0118-8

0-585-38365-0

OCLC:

855504232