The Bible and Sustainability

Bringing Biblical Passages and Practices into the Ecological Debate
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-032-44182-5
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 174 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 435 g

The Bible and Sustainability addresses the ecological crisis the world is facing, and what the Bible can teach us about sustainable living. Drawing on the interest in the ecological debate generated by Laudato Si, this book attempts to push the discussion beyond intellectual perspectives and help students and researchers apply biblical wisdom to the UN sustainable development goals.

It begins with a discussion of what sustainability is, and how people, planet, and profit are affected by unsustainable practices, before exploring four specific biblical practices and their relationship with sustainability: Covenants, the sabbatical year, monastic communities, and the fruit of the spirit. It also discusses the creation account and personalistic nature texts, considering the social relationship that humans have with nature. Finally, it examines an Augustinian perspective on sustainability which encourages sharing, common ownership of property, and living simply. The book concludes by inviting governments, civil society organizations, and academia to bring these biblical practices and passages into the ecological debate.

It is an outstanding resource for researchers of the Bible and environment, and Religion and environment more generally.

Zielgruppe

Academic and Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Abubakar, John

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften, Biologie: Sachbuch, Naturführer
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Klimawandel, Globale Erwärmung
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltschutz, Umwelterhaltung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Understanding Sustainability  2. The Triple Bottom Line: People, Planet, Profit  3. The Sustainable Development Goals from a Biblical Perspective  4. Biblical Passages in Support of Sustainability  5. Biblical Practices in Support of Sustainability  6. A Call to Action  Bibliography  About the Author  Index

Über Autor(innen)

John Abubakar is Assistant Professor at Villanova University, USA.