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1 online resource (295 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover ; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Notes on contributors; Preface to the second edition; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Connecting religion and ecology in a context of environmental degradation; The academic field of religion and ecology; The methodologies of religion and ecology; Format of the book; PART I: Religion and ecology: defining the terms; 1. Religion: what is it, who gets to decide, and why does it matter?; Five definitions of "religion"; Why defining religion matters; Studying religion inside and out; Conclusion; References |
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Further reading2. Case study: religion and the twenty-first century North American anti-extraction movement; Discussion questions; Note; References; Further reading; 3. Ecology: what is it, who gets to decide, and why does it matter?; Five questions about ecology; How should religion respond to ecology?; Religion and ecology; Conclusion; References; Further reading; 4. Case study: religion and disaster: the Merapi volcano eruption; Discussion questions; References; Further reading; PART II: Mapping your location; 5. Gender and queer studies; Patriarchy: a brief history |
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Feminist, ecofeminist, and queer challenges to patriarchyReligion, gender, and sexuality; Nature is queer; Challenging anthropocentrism with queer eyes; Case study -- the Radical Faeries: challenging human-human, human-earth relations; Discussion questions; Notes; References; Further reading; 6. Race and ethnicity; Introduction; The nature-culture binary logic and its extension to race/ethnicity; Rethinking race and racism; Religious naturalism: conjoining ecology, race, and religion; Religious naturalism and the racialization of nature; Promises of religious naturalism: ethical considerations |
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Case study -- "Environmental justice: a grassroots movement anticipating religious naturalism"Discussion questions; Notes; References; Further reading; 7. The power of place; Place matters; Phenomenology: perceiving and experiencing place; Bioregionalism: re-inhabiting place; Cultural geography: power, difference, and global connections; Religion, place, and the environment; Case study -- Stone Mountain: a sacred site, commodified and contested ; Discussion questions; Notes; References; Further reading; PART III: Key issues; 8. Globalization; The claims of globalization |
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Globalization and natureGlobalization and religion; The globalization/religion/environment nexus in Latin America; Case study: what's yours is mined; Discussion questions; Note; References; Further reading; 9. Climate change; What exactly is anthropocentric global warming?; The role of ideas; Framing climate change; The gap between belief and action; Case study; Discussion questions; Notes; References; Further reading; 10. Food; What are GMOs and what's the fuss all about?; Narrative realms and rhetorical analysis; Frankenfoods and runaway genes; Religious and theological perspectives |
| Notes |
Playing God: risk, ethics, and theology |
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Print version record |
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Bohannon, Richard
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O'Brien, Kevin J
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| ISBN |
9781351795838 |
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135179583X |
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