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The sheer breadth of ideas and analysis in Religion, Space, and the Environment deserves to add Bergmann to the trinity of frequently-cited authors in the field of how we think about places. - Bob Trubshaw, Time and Mind An impressive and inspiring combination of scientific rigor, following the ethical demand, reflecting on the spiritual dignity of life (p 282) and looking for political engagement following from these for Christians and for the Christian church. Bergman's intense and engaged reflection does not fear coming to normative options and critical questions, his scientific analyses finally develop their arguments in servie not of abstract objectives, however in service of humanization - and they do not forget about cpower, injustice, suffering. -Hans-Gunter Heimbrock, International Journal of Practical Theology More than 200 illustrations enrich the book and make it a pleasure not only to read but also to reflect on images of sacred places and iconic meanings of landscape worldwide. The combination of text and images offers a deep insight and emotional analysis into humans' religious appropriation of landscape and environment ... engaging and impressive ... The comparisons of different world religions and their specific relationship with nature is the great achievement of this book... [It] stimulates the reader and sometimes offers disturbing answers to the big question regarding how we should organize our future relationship towareds nature in times of dangerous environmental change. -Urte Undine Fromming, Anthropos Although Bergmann discusses issues with high significance for actual historical events in our present, he often does not relate to the concrete examples. The art historical, philosophical and theological perspectives remain limited, and one might object that Bergmann only touches the difficult social questions. But one, can also, which is more constructive, take it as a sign for religion and ecology existing in one transdisciplinary field where a manifold of disciplines and perspectives enrich each other, which at present emerges under the umbrella of the Environmental humanities or Humanities and Climate Change. In this field, Religion, Space & the Environment offers a very important contribution to the discussion. - Svensk Teologisk Kvartalskrift, Swedish Theological Quarterly [T]he book provides a novel approach to ecotheology, offering new impulses to the concept of memorial culture. There is a general lack of awareness of the place and space inhabited by cultural memory; a space that deeply affects the individual, regardless of whether he or she has actively created this space, or has simply claimed an already existing natural environment as his or her own... The book contains a wealth of illustrations (153) ... [that] aid in conveying the book's central message: to visualise the impact that space has on our world, our society, and on the individual... With this book, Bergmann has unearthed an important new dimension of ecotheology. - Theo Sundermeier, Theologische Literaturzeitung Bergmann, who works in Norway, is one of the leading scholars of our time on studies of religion and the environment... The collection of articles Religion, Space, and the Environment offers an excellent cross-section of Bergmann's versatile research themes... Bergmann's strengths are his scope, creativity, and clarity of thought... [H]e formulates a clear position in ecotheology. Arts provide an important role in Bergmann's thinking and his reflection deepens the text colorfully. The book contains more than 150 black and white pictures, ranging from visual arts, landscape photography to architecture and film. - Panu Pihkala, Religionsforskaren (Scholar of Religion) Bergmann challenges scholars to rethink the concept and meaning of space, especially in the relation to religion. In that context the attention to art makes a particular significance in the culture in which visuality is the instrument of transferring knowledge, meaning and experience. -Marina Vicelja-Matijasic, IKON

Bergmann challenges scholars to rethink the concept and meaning of space, especially in the relation to religion. In that context the attention to art makes a particular significance in the culture in which visuality is the instrument of transferring knowledge, meaning and experience. -Marina Vicelja-Matijasi, IKON The sheer breadth of ideas and analysis in Religion, Space, and the Environment deserves to add Bergmann to the trinity of frequently-cited authors in the field of how we think about places. -Bob Trubshaw, Time and Mind An impressive and inspiring combination of scientific rigor, following the ethical demand, reflecting on the spiritual dignity of life (p 282) and looking for political engagement following from these for Christians and for the Christian church. Bergmann's intense and engaged reflection does not fear coming to normative options and critical questions, his scientific analyses finally develop their arguments in service not of abstract objectives, however in service of humanization - and they do not forget about power, injustice, suffering. -Hans-Gunter Heimbrock, International Journal of Practical Theology More than 200 illustrations enrich the book and make it a pleasure not only to read but also to reflect on images of sacred places and iconic meanings of landscape worldwide. The combination of text and images offers a deep insight and emotional analysis into humans' religious appropriation of landscape and environment . . . engaging and impressive . . . The comparisons of different world religions and their specific relationship with nature is the great achievement of this book. . . . [It] stimulates the reader and sometimes offers disturbing answers to the big question regarding how we should organize our future relationship towards nature in times of dangerous environmental change. -Urte Undine Fromming, Anthropos [One can] take it as a sign for religion and ecology existing in one transdisciplinary field where a manifold of disciplines and perspectives enrich each other, which at present emerges under the umbrella of the Environmental Humanities or Humanities and Climate Change. In this field, Religion, Space & the Environment offers a very important contribution to the discussion. -Svensk Teologisk Kvartalskrift, Swedish Theological Quarterly Bergmann, who works in Norway, is one of the leading scholars of our time on studies of religion and the environment. . . . The collection of articles Religion, Space, and the Environment offers an excellent cross-section of Bergmann's versatile research themes. . . . Bergmann's strengths are his scope, creativity, and clarity of thought. . . . [H]e formulates a clear position in ecotheology. Arts provide an important role in Bergmann's thinking and his reflection deepens the text colorfully. The book contains more than 150 black and white pictures, ranging from visual arts, landscape photography to architecture and film. -Panu Pihkala, Religionsforskaren (Scholar of Religion) [T]he book provides a novel approach to ecotheology, offering new impulses to the concept of memorial culture. There is a general lack of awareness of the place and space inhabited by cultural memory; a space that deeply affects the individual, regardless of whether he or she has actively created this space, or has simply claimed an already existing natural environment as his or her own. . . . The book contains a wealth of illustrations (153) . . . [that] aid in conveying the book's central message: to visualise the impact that space has on our world, our society, and on the individual. . . . With this book, Bergmann has unearthed an important new dimension of ecotheology. -Theo Sundermeier, Theologische Literaturzeitung

The sheer breadth of ideas and analysis in Religion, Space, and the Environment deserves to add Bergmann to the trinity of frequently-cited authors in the field of how we think about places. --Bob Trubshaw, Time and Mind An impressive and inspiring combination of scientific rigor, following the ethical demand, reflecting on the spiritual dignity of life (p 282) and looking for political engagement following from these for Christians and for the Christian church. Bergman's intense and engaged reflection does not fear coming to normative options and critical questions, his scientific analyses finally develop their arguments in servie not of abstract objectives, however in service of humanization - and they do not forget about cpower, injustice, suffering. --Hans-GUnter Heimbrock, International Journal of Parctical Theology More than 200 illustrations enrich the book and make it a pleasure not only to read but also to reflect on images of sacred places and iconic meanings of landscape worldwide. The combination of text and images offers a deep insight and emotional analysis into humans' religious appropriation of landscape and environment . . . engaging and impressive . . . The comparisons of different world religions and their specific relationship with nature is the great achievement of this book. . . . [It] stimulates the reader and sometimes offers disturbing answers to the big question regarding how we should organize our future relationship towareds nature in times of dangerous environmental change. --Urte Undine FrOmming, Anthropos Although Bergmann discusses issues with high significance for actual historical events in our present, he often does not relate to the concrete examples. The art historical, philosophical and theological perspectives remain limited, and one might object that Bergmann only touches the difficult social questions. But one, can also, which is more constructive, take it as a sign for religion and ecology existing in one transdisciplinary field where a manifold of disciplines and perspectives enrich each other, which at present emerges under the umbrella of the Environmental humanities or Humanities and Climate Change. In this field, Religion, Space & the Environment offers a very important contribution to the discussion. -- Svensk Teologisk Kvartalskrift, Swedish Theological Quarterly

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Sigurd Bergmann is professor of religious studies (theology, ethics, and philosophy of religion) at the department of philosophy and religious studies, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, and initiator and former chair of the European Forum for the Study of Religion and the Environment. His publications include Creation Set Free, God in Context, In the Beginning is the Icon, The Ethics of Mobility, and Theology in Built Environments.

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