Illustrates the diverse ways in which the Bible has been interpreted in relation to issues of ecology and the environment. This book discusses a wide range of biblical texts, from "Genesis" to "Revelation", and evaluates competing interpretations.
Illustrates the diverse ways in which the Bible has been interpreted in relation to issues of ecology and the environment. This book discusses a wide range of biblical texts, from "Genesis" to "Revelation", and evaluates competing interpretations.
David Horrell is Professor in the Department of Theology and Religion at the University of Exeter.
Inhaltsangabe
Preface Part I: Reading the Bible in Light of the 'Ecologic Crisis': Approaches to Interpretation 1. The 'ecologic crisis' and the challenge to the Christian tradition 2. Approaches to reading the biblical tradition in relation to environmental issues Part II: A Survey of Selected Biblical Texts and Their Varied Interpretation 3. Human dominion over creation? 4. The 'fall' and the flood: a covenant with all the earth 5. Creation's praise and humanity de-centred 6. Jesus and the earth: the Gospels and ecology 7. Paul and the redemption of the cosmos 8. Future visions of creation at peace 9. Apocalyptic visions of cosmic catastrophe Part III: Dealing with an Ambivalent Legacy: Proposals for an Ecological Hermeneutic 10. Towards an ecological hermeneutic: biblical texts and doctrinal lenses 11. A critical ecological biblical theology and ethics
Preface Part I: Reading the Bible in Light of the 'Ecologic Crisis': Approaches to Interpretation 1. The 'ecologic crisis' and the challenge to the Christian tradition 2. Approaches to reading the biblical tradition in relation to environmental issues Part II: A Survey of Selected Biblical Texts and Their Varied Interpretation 3. Human dominion over creation? 4. The 'fall' and the flood: a covenant with all the earth 5. Creation's praise and humanity de-centred 6. Jesus and the earth: the Gospels and ecology 7. Paul and the redemption of the cosmos 8. Future visions of creation at peace 9. Apocalyptic visions of cosmic catastrophe Part III: Dealing with an Ambivalent Legacy: Proposals for an Ecological Hermeneutic 10. Towards an ecological hermeneutic: biblical texts and doctrinal lenses 11. A critical ecological biblical theology and ethics
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