Enlisting religion in environmental discussions has proved to be a two-edged sword. Some environmentalists point to the Bible as the source of an unholy exploitation of nature. Others employ biblical principles to reform - or even destroy - current science, technology, economics, and social structures that have been beneficial. In this timely volume Robert Royal examines how religious values are sometimes misused in current environmental debates and explores how they may be more faithfully used both to restrain excesses in the environmental movement and to inspire sound ecological practices.
FREE Two-Day Shipping for students on millions of items. Learn more |
Book Description
Editorial Reviews
From Booklist
That Royal takes Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger as his Augustine interpreter of choice locates him politically if not theologically. He writes as an apologist for conservative reaction to environmentalism. He seeks first to separate the motivations of a range of activists from religious insight, then to discredit the cosmological underpinnings of environmentalism, and, finally, to dismiss a number of influential environmentalists, from Thomas Berry and Arne Naess to Rosemary Radford Ruether and Carol Christ to Al Gore and Leonardo Boff. In the process, Royal introduces quite a variety of contemporary thinkers by name, even as he fails to engage them. He does provide some insight into a "religious" dimension of much contemporary environmental discussion; saliently, that it is often a clash of dogmas, marked more by slogans and incomprehension than by dialogue. Those looking for dialogue won't find it here, though, and those looking for a conservative voice of contemporary environmental polemics won't be disappointed. Steven Schroeder
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Outstanding Book about the Environment and Catholicism,
By Swordfish "Swordfish_1957" (Wading River, NY United States) - See all my reviews
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: The Virgin and the Dynamo: Use and Abuse of Religion in Environmental Debates (Paperback)
Are you interested in ecology, environmental justice, and Catholicism and/or Christianity? Do you have questions or concerns about the teachings of Thomas Berry, Matthew Fox, eco-feminism, deep ecology, creation spirituality and the like? Are you unsure what is authentic Christian teaching and what is New Age or neo-pagan when it comes to ecology and the environment? Are you concerned that religious values are sometimes misused in environmental debates? This well-written, well-thought-out book will answer all your questions and more. This book is highly recommended by the Catholic Conservation Center at conservation.catholic.org. The center promotes ecology and environmental justice in light of sacred Scripture and Roman Catholic Tradition.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items. |
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
