Overview

The stimulus for the book came from a conference organized by the John Ray Initiative (JRI) to explore 'the Christian approach to the environment'. A clear conclusion was the need to explore and characterize 'stewardship'. This is a concept widely used by environmentalists and one which has clear biblical roots, but it is repeatedly criticized (even condemned) by those who regard any management of nature as either impious or impractical, and by others who believe it is inadequate or misleading. Five key contributions form the core of this book: a context-establishing introduction by R.J. Berry, and papers by Robin Attfield (philosopher), Murray Rae (theologian), Calvin DeWitt (biologist), and Jim Lovelock ('biogeochemist'). They are supported by other relevant material - either classic texts or contributions written or revised especially for this volume.

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Author:   R.J. Berry
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   T.& T.Clark Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.546kg
ISBN:  

9780567030184

ISBN 10:   0567030180
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   09 February 2006
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

Ghillean T. Prance: Foreword         Editor's Preface           R.J. Berry: Stewardship. A default position?        HISTORY OF THE IDEA Peter Harrison: Having dominion: Genesis and the mastery of nature            Richard Bauckham: Modern domination of nature - historical origins and biblical critique  Joseph Sittler: A theology for the Earth             Rene Dubos: Franciscan conservation versus Benedictine stewardship    CRITICISMS AND EXPOSITION Clare Palmer: Stewardship: a case study in environmental ethics       Robin Attfield: Environmental sensitivity and critiques of stewardship      John Black: Dominion of man         Ruth Page: The fellowship of all creation        James Lovelock: The fallible concept of the stewardship of the earth     Bruce Reichenbach & Elving Anderson: Tensions in a stewardship paradigm      CONSOLIDATION Douglas Hall: Stewardship as a key to the theology of nature     Calvin DeWitt: Stewardship: Responding dynamically to the consequences of human action in the world              Lisa Sideris: Environmental ethics, ecological theology and natural selection      Larry Rasmussen: Symbols to live by          Chris Southgate: Stewardship and its competitors: a spectrum of relationships between humans and the non-human creation          APPLICATIONS Chris Patten: Ethics and stewardship        Susan Bratton: Sea stewards and the Sabbath       Michael Northcott: Soil, stewardship and spirit in the era of chemical agriculture    Crispin Tickell: Religion and the environment       . Derek Osborn: Sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. Incorporating environmental stewardship into the core mission of the public service and other bodies           Martin Holdgate: Conservation grows a human face      RELEVANCE/WAYS FOREWARD Anne Clifford: From ecological lament to a sustainable oikos       Paul Santmire: Partnership with nature according to the scripture: beyond the theology of stewardship            John Zizioulas: Priest of creation           Murray Rae: To render praise: humanity in God's world      CONCLUSION John T. Houghton: Stewardship for the 21st century      

Reviews

Many of the articles are nuanced, carefully crafted, and clearly advance specific arguments in the field of environmental ethics...The text will appeal to undergraduate students in ecology and religion classes or to seminarians searching for general synopsis of this conversation. Daniel McFee, Religious Studies Review, Vol. 33, No. 3, July 2007

Many of the articles are nuanced, carefully crafted, and clearly advance specific arguments in the field of environmental ethics...The text will appeal to undergraduate students in ecology and religion classes or to seminarians searching for general synopsis of this conversation. Daniel McFee, Religious Studies Review, Vol. 33, No. 3, July 2007--Sanford Lakoff 'This book will be essential reading for any student interested in exploring environmental stewardship from a Christian perspective.''The galaxy of well established authors R.J. Berry has gathered for this collection will not dissapoint''Environmental Stewardship is a particularly valuable collection of essays, especially for students considering the benefits or otherwise of stewardship models.''We can thank the editor for being open enough to include a spectrum of views so that the reader can make up their own mind as to how they perceive stewardship. We could ask for no less in an edited collection.' - Celia Deane-Drummond, International Journal of Systematic Theology (IJST)--Sanford Lakoff

Many of the articles are nuanced, carefully crafted, and clearly advance specific arguments in the field of environmental ethics...The text will appeal to undergraduate students in ecology and religion classes or to seminarians searching for general synopsis of this conversation. Daniel McFee, Religious Studies Review, Vol. 33, No. 3, July 2007--Sanford Lakoff

Author Information

R. J. Berry D.Sc., F.R.S.E., is Professor Emeritus of Genetics, University College London. RJ (Sam) Berry is Professor Emeritus of Genetics at University College, London. He is both a distinguished scientist and committed Christian: he has served as President of the British Ecological Society, the European Ecological Federation and of Christians in Science.

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