Ecotheology in the Humanities: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Understanding the Divine and Nature (Ecocritical Theory and Practice) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1498527930 ISBN 13: 9781498527934

Publisher: Lexington Books (UK), 2016

Synopsis

This book is a collection of essays about the interaction between God, humans, and nature in the context of the environmental challenges and Biblical studies. Chapters include topics on creation care and Sabbath, sacramental approaches to earth care, classical and medieval cosmologies, ecotheodicy, how we understand the problem of nonhuman suffering in a world controlled by a good God, ecojustice, and how humans help to alleviate nonhuman suffering. The book seeks to provide a way to understand Judeo-Christian perspectives on human-to-nonhuman interaction through Biblical, literary, cultural, film, and music studies, and as such, offers an interdisciplinary approach with emphasis on the humanities, which provides a broader platform for ecotheology.

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About the Authors

Melissa Brotton is assistant professor of English and communications at La Sierra University.

John Gatta is professor emeritus of English at the University of Connecticut and University of the South, Sewanee.

David Joseph Kendall is associate professor of music at La Sierra University in Riverside, California, where he also serves as associate chair of the Department of Music.

Edition details

• Publisher: Lexington Books (UK)
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1498527930
• ISBN 13: 9781498527934
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 272
• Editor: Melissa Brotton