The Cambridge companion to Christianity and the environment

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    • Hampton, Alexander J. B.
    • Hedley, Douglas

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The Cambridge companion to Christianity and the environment

Alexander Hampton, University of Toronto, Douglas Hedley, University of Cambridge

Cambridge University Press, 2022

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Content Type: text (rdacontent), Media Type: unmediated (rdamedia), Carrier Type: volume (rdacarrier)

Includes bibliographical references and index

Summary: "A range of developments, including the growth of the environmental humanities, recent critiques of secularism and the development of the notion of post secularity, and the so-called ontological turn in cultural history and anthropology, have all renewed interest in the way that religions, and particularly Christianity have shaped our collective relationship with, and understanding of, the natural environment. This Cambridge Companion addresses this renewed interest in an interdisciplinary manner. It brings together contributors from the disciplines of classics, English, environmental ethics, literary studies, history, the history and philosophy of science, philosophy, religious studies, and theology. The chapters that make up this volume offer original contributions to this fascinating and important topic that are accessible to university-level students and readers"-- Provided by publisher

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Christianity has understood the environment as a gift to nurture and steward, a book of divine revelation disclosing the divine mind, a wild garden in need of cultivation and betterment, and as a resource for the creation of a new Eden. This Cambridge Companion details how Christianity, one of the world's most important religions, has shaped one of the existential issues of our age, the environment. Engaging with contemporary issues, including gender, traditional knowledge, and enchantment, it brings together the work of international scholars on the subject of Christianity and the Environment from a diversity of fields. Together, their work offers a comprehensive guide to the complex relationship between Christianity and the environment that moves beyond disciplinary boundaries. To do this, the volume explains the key concepts concerning Christianity and the environment, outlines the historical development of this relationship from antiquity to the present, and explores important contemporary issues.

Table of Contents

  • 1. Introduction Alexander J. B. Hampton
  • Part I. Concepts: 2. Naturalism, supernaturalism, and our concern for nature Fiona Ellis
  • 3. From disenchantment to enchantment: Mind, nature, and the divine spirit Joerg Lauster
  • 4. Human and nonhuman animals from secular and sacred perspectives Charles Taliaferro
  • 5. Anthropocentrism, biocentrism, stewardship and co-creation Robin Attfield
  • 6. Participation and nature in christian theology Andrew Davison
  • 7. The Book of nature Jacob Holsinger Sherman
  • Part II. Histories: 8. Environmental perspectives in ancient greek philosophy and religion Crystal Addey
  • 9. Medieval nature and the environment Kellie Robertson
  • 10. Natural philosophy in early modernity Nathan Lyons
  • 11. Protestantism, environmentalism, and limits to growth Mark Stoll
  • 12. Romanticism, transcendentalism, and ecological thought Laura Dassow Walls
  • 13. Contemporary religious ecology Sean J. McGrath
  • Part III. Engagements: 14. The sublime and wonder Emily Brady
  • 15. Religious traditions and ecological knowledge Michael S. Northcott
  • 16. Venerating earth: Three sacramental perspectives Jame Schaefer
  • 17. Nature and aesthetics: Methexis, mimesis and poiesis Alexander J.B. Hampton
  • 18. Sophia and the world Soul Douglas Hedley
  • 19. Creation and gender: A theological appraisal Willemien Otten.

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