Carroll Sustainability and Spirituality

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-7914-8458-6
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 204 Seiten

Argues that true sustainability must be based in spirituality and looks at religious communities dedicated to the environment.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Carroll, John E.

Weitere Mitwirkende

McKibben, Bill

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Sonstige Religionen Religiöse Institutionen & Gemeinschaften, Klerus, Mönchstum

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword by Bill McKibben
Acknowledgments 1. Introduction
2. On Sustainability, Religion, and Ecology
3. Outstanding Models of Sustainability
4. Theory Behind the Practice
5. We Will Not Save What We Do Not Love: Sisters of Earth in Our Land
6. Monasticism, Sustainability, and Ecology
7. On Science
8. Social Justice Meets Eco-justice
9. Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

John E. Carroll is Professor of Environmental Conservation at the University of New Hampshire. He is the author and editor of many books, including (with coeditor Keith Warner) Ecology and Religion: Scientists Speak.