Visions of a new earth : religious perspectives on population, consumption, and ecology / edited by Harold Coward and Daniel C. Maguire.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Coward, Harold G.

Maguire, Daniel C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human ecology--Religious aspects.

Human ecology.

Consumption (Economics)--Moral and ethical aspects.

Consumption (Economics).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 234 p. ) ill. ;

Place of Publication:

Albany, N.Y. : State University of New York Press, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

Introduction / Daniel C. Maguire

Religion of the market / David R. Loy

Sustainability and the global economy / David C. Korten

Self as individual and collective : ethical implications / Harold Coward

New theology on population, ecology, and overconsumption from the Catholic perspective / Alberto Múnera, S.J.

The lost fragrance : Protestantism and the nature of what matters / Catherine Keller

The promises of exiles : a Jewish theology of responsibility / Laurie Zoloth

"One tree is equal to ten sons" : some Hindu responses to the problems of ecology, population, and consumerism / Vasudha Narayanan

An Islamic response to the manifest ecological crisis : issues of justice / Nawal H. Ammar

Toward a Buddhist environmental ethic / Rita M. Gross

Chinese religions on population, consumption, and ecology / Chün-fang Yü

African religions and the global issues of population, consumption, and ecology / Jacob K. Olupona

Conclusion : an interreligious common front and common hope / Paul F. Knitter.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

0-7914-9996-0

0-585-28102-5