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Author:   David G. Horrell
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Acumen Publishing Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.284kg
ISBN:  

9781844657469

ISBN 10:   1844657469
Pages:   176
Publication Date:   28 August 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface Part I: Reading the Bible in Light of the 'Ecologic Crisis': Approaches to Interpretation 1. The 'ecologic crisis' and the challenge to the Christian tradition 2. Approaches to reading the biblical tradition in relation to environmental issues Part II: A Survey of Selected Biblical Texts and Their Varied Interpretation 3. Human dominion over creation? 4. The 'fall' and the flood: a covenant with all the earth 5. Creation's praise and humanity de-centred 6. Jesus and the earth: the Gospels and ecology 7. Paul and the redemption of the cosmos 8. Future visions of creation at peace 9. Apocalyptic visions of cosmic catastrophe Part III: Dealing with an Ambivalent Legacy: Proposals for an Ecological Hermeneutic 10. Towards an ecological hermeneutic: biblical texts and doctrinal lenses 11. A critical ecological biblical theology and ethics

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"""Immensely helpful in orienting (around) this important, fast-growing debate on relating the Bible to ecological concerns. I recommend this book to anyone interested in understanding the current state of discussion - It would be easy to adopt this book as a textbook in various courses at college and seminary."" - Reviews in Religion and Theology ""A perceptive, nuanced and accessible treatment which offers proposals for a constructive reading of the Bible in the light of contemporary ecological concerns, while not underestimating the ambivalence and ambiguity of the texts. It would be a particularly useful textbook for a course on the Bible and ecology."" - Journal for the Study of the New Testament"

Immensely helpful in orienting (around) this important, fast-growing debate on relating the Bible to ecological concerns. I recommend this book to anyone interested in understanding the current state of discussion - It would be easy to adopt this book as a textbook in various courses at college and seminary. - Reviews in Religion and Theology A perceptive, nuanced and accessible treatment which offers proposals for a constructive reading of the Bible in the light of contemporary ecological concerns, while not underestimating the ambivalence and ambiguity of the texts. It would be a particularly useful textbook for a course on the Bible and ecology. - Journal for the Study of the New Testament

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David Horrell is Professor in the Department of Theology and Religion at the University of Exeter.

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