Redeeming the time : a political theology of the environment / Stephen Bede Scharper.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scharper, Stephen B.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ecology--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Ecology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Continuum, c1997.

Summary:

A thoughtful and interesting contribution to environmental theology literature. --Choice Richly informative and provocative. --Review for Religious Stephen Bede Scharper has added a significant new book to the growing collection of Christian ecotheological offerings....an admirable job of summarizing the main strands of Christian environmental theologies and highlighting the most valuable contributions of each....heartfelt...There is much to celebrate in this book!...presents a comprehensible and accessible guide to the major varieties of what Scharper calls 'Christian ecological theology.'...

Contents:

CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Knowing Our Place: Altered Landscapes and Altered Roles; 1. Christian Theological Responses to the Ecological Crisis: An Overview; 2. The Gaia Hypothesis: The Earth as a Living Organism; 3. Process Theology: Intersubjectivity with Nature; 4. The New Cosmology: The Universe as Context; 5. Ecofeminism: From Patriarchy to Mutuality; 6. Liberation Theology: The Greening of Solidarity; 7. Contouring a Political Theology of the Environment; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613206879

9781283206877

1283206870

9781441167965

144116796X

OCLC:

741690682