The Ordination of a Tree by
A firsthand look at the Thai Buddhist environmental movement and its activist monks.
Dharma and Ecology of Hindu Communities by
In Indic religious traditions, a number of rituals and myths exist in which the environment is revered. Despite this, India's natural resources are under heavy pressure with its growing economy and exploding population. Presenting the texts of Bishnois, their environmental history, and their contemporary activism; investigating the Swadhyaya movement from an ecological perspective; and exploring the Bhil communities and their Sacred Groves, this book applies a non-Western hermeneutical model to interpret the religious traditions of Indic communities.
Islam and Ecology by
This volume outlines the Islamic view of the cosmic order and reviews the ways an Islamic world view can be interpreted, reassessed and applied to such environmental problems as pollution and water scarcity.
Environment, Economy, and Christian Ethics by
Economist Alistair Young urges Christians to support strong governmental and intergovernmental action to improve existing global economic systems and provide adequate environmental protection. The book argues that environmental policy raises important ethical and theological issues around uncertainty, inequality the rights of traditional communities, and the obligation to respect nonhuman creation. While theologians have not always shown awareness of the likely economic consequences of their own proposals, a key aim of this book is to develop sound ethical foundations for environmental policy, while providing concrete perspective on economic realities.
The Emerging Alliance of Religion and Ecology by
The environmental crisis is most frequently viewed through the lens of science, policy, law, and economics. In recent years the moral and spiritual dimensions of this crisis are becoming more visible. Indeed, the world religions are bringing their texts and traditions, along with their ethics and practices, into dialogue with environmental problems. In a lecture delivered at the University of Utah, Tucker explores this growing movement and highlights why it holds great promise for long term changes for the flourishing of the Earth community. nbsp; Mary Evelyn Tucker delivered this lecture on April 11, 2013, at the 18th annual symposium sponsored by the Wallace Stegner Center for Land, Resources and the Environment at the S. J. Quinney College of Law, The University of Utah.
No Oil in the Lamp by
The modern world is totally dependent on a continuing supply of energy from oil and other fossil fuels.However, recent natural disasters, global political upheavals, price hikes in the cost of gas, heating oil and electricity, and the eye-watering cost of filling up a car are signposts toward an unexpected, different, energy-constrained future. The central theme of this book is this: as traditional energy sources and in particular oil start to run short, we are sleepwalking into an energy cr..
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