Earth Honoring Faith

Author : Larry L. Rasmussen
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199986843
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Earth-honoring Faith written by Larry L. Rasmussen and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2015-04-01 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grand Winner of the 2014 Nautilus Book Awards Thoughtful observers agree that the planetary crisis we now face-climate change; species extinction; the destruction of entire ecosystems; the urgent need for a more just economic-political order-is pushing human civilization to a radical turning point: change or perish. But precisely how to change remains an open question. In Earth-honoring Faith, Larry Rasmussen answers that question with a dramatically new way of thinking about human society, ethics, and the ongoing health of our planet. Rejecting the modern assumption that morality applies to human society alone, Rasmussen insists that we must derive a spiritual and ecological ethic that accounts for the well-being of all creation, as well as the primal elements upon which it depends: earth, air, fire, water, and sunlight. He argues that good science, necessary as it is, will not be enough to inspire fundamental change. We must draw on religious resources as well to make the difficult transition from an industrial-technological age obsessed with consumption to an ecological age that restores wise stewardship of all life. Earth-honoring Faith advocates an alliance of spirituality and ecology, in which the material requirements for planetary life are reconciled with deep traditions of spirituality across religions, traditions that include mysticism, sacramentalism, prophetic practices, asceticism, and the cultivation of wisdom. It is these shared spiritual practices that can produce a chorus of world faiths to counter the consumerism, utilitarianism, alienation, oppression, and folly that have pushed us to the brink. Written with passionate commitment and deep insight, Earth-honoring Faith reminds us that we must live in the present with the knowledge that the eyes of future generations will look back at us.

Author : Harris, Melanie L.
Publisher : Orbis Books
ISBN 13 : 1608336662
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ecowomanism written by Harris, Melanie L. and published by Orbis Books. This book was released on 2017-09-14 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Palmer Chinchen
Publisher : David C Cook
ISBN 13 : 1434702235
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book True Religion written by Palmer Chinchen and published by David C Cook. This book was released on 2010-06-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Give your life away to change this world and God will change you…for the best. A rising voice in the missional movement, Palmer Chinchen challenges Christians to a new kind of spiritual formation—one focused on pouring out our life for others and radical dependence upon God. When we get out of our comfort zone, our souls are awakened—everything seems more alive and vibrant. So why don’t we live our faith that way? Why is it that our faith can easily become an old, tired routine instead of an exhilarating, God-honoring lifestyle? Discover why true religion involves engaging the problems in our world as we go with the good news of the gospel. And in the process of pouring ourselves out for others, we’ll see God radically transform our own hearts as well.

Author : Larry L. Rasmussen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Earth Community Earth Ethics written by Larry L. Rasmussen and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this important new book, social ethicist Larry Rasmussen lays the foundations for an approach to faith and ethics appropriate to a community of the earth, in all its peril and promise. Earth Community, Earth Ethics is a comprehensive treatment that synthesizes insights from religion, ethics, and environmentalism in a single vision for creating a sustainable community. Earth Community, Earth Ethics is arranged in three parts. In the first Rasmussen scans our global situation and brings into relief the extraordinary range of dangers threatening all life on our planet. In part two he explores worlds of religion, ethics, and human symbolism to glean from them the resources for a necessary "conversion to earth". Finally, he sketches a constructive ethic that can guide us out of our present situation. While its principle focus is environmental ethics Earth Community, Earth Ethics builds on the foundations of international discussions of sustainable development, and such books as The Ecology of Commerce and Envisioning a Sustainable Society. Rasmussen shows how the environmental predicament underscores a variety of crises afflicting modern industrial society: in economics, in politics, in gender and reproductive relations, as well as the debates on the very meaning of life itself.

Author : Larry L. Rasmussen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780199980314
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Earth-honoring Faith written by Larry L. Rasmussen and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Larry L. Rasmussen offers a dramatic new way of thinking about human society, ethics, and the health of our planet. Rejecting the modern ethical assumption that morality applies to human society alone, 'Earth-Honoring Faith' argues that we must derive a system of ethics and morality that accounts for the wellbeing of all creation on Earth.

Author : Dieter T. Hessel
Publisher : Fortress Press
ISBN 13 : 9781451406610
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Earth Habitat written by Dieter T. Hessel and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This signal volume gathers theologians from around the world to address three pressing questions: How can Christianity and Christian churches rethink themselves and their roles in light of the endangered earth? What "earth-honoring" elements does justice-oriented Christianity have to contribute to the common good? And how can local communities and churches respond creatively and constructively on a level to these vast global forces? This volume captures the chief themes and presentations from the October 1998 conference on social justice, ecology, and church, entitled "Ecumenical Earth" and held at Union Theological Seminary. Among the 18 contributors to this trailblazing conference are Rasmussen and Hessel, James Cone, Kusumita Pedersen, Brigitte Kahl, Ibrahim M. Abu-Rabi, Steven Rockefeller, Havid Hallman, Ernst Conradie, Peggy Shepard, and Troy Messenger.

Author : Cynthia D. Moe-Lobeda
Publisher : Augsburg Fortress Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1451462670
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Resisting Structural Evil written by Cynthia D. Moe-Lobeda and published by Augsburg Fortress Publishers. This book was released on 2013 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reorienting Christian ethics from its usual anthropocentrism to an ecocentrism entails a new framework that Moe-Lobeda lays out in her first chapters, culminating in a creative rethinking of how it is that we understand morally.

Author : John Hedley Brooke
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199793182
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Science and Religion Around the World written by John Hedley Brooke and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-01-11 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The past quarter-century has seen an explosion of interest in the history of science and religion. But all too often the scholars writing it have focused their attention almost exclusively on the Christian experience, with only passing reference to other traditions of both science and faith. At a time when religious ignorance and misunderstanding have lethal consequences, such provincialism must be avoided and, in this pioneering effort to explore the historical relations of what we now call "science" and "religion," the authors go beyond the Abrahamic traditions to examine the way nature has been understood and manipulated in regions as diverse as ancient China, India, and sub-Saharan Africa. Science and Religion around the World also provides authoritative discussions of science in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam -- as well as an exploration of the relationship between science and the loss of religious beliefs. The narratives included in this book demonstrate the value of plural perspectives and of the importance of location for the construction and perception of science-religion relations.

Author : Brian Tome
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
ISBN 13 : 1418588652
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Free Book written by Brian Tome and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2010-02-01 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I am a fanatic about freedom. And I'm fanatical about coming at you hard in this book." Maybe you're not as free as you think you are. Even worse, you may have been duped into believing that a "balanced" life is the key to happiness (it isn't) or that a relationship with God is about layering on rules and restrictions (nope). Whether it’s media-fueled fear, something a parent or teacher said that you just can’t shake, or even the reality of dark spiritual forces bent on keeping you down, something is holding you back from the full-on freedom God intends for you. The Bible says, "Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom." Not fear. Not guilt. Not morality. Freedom. You can have the sort of joy you thought only kids could have. The day of freedom is here.

Author : Benjamin M. Stewart
Publisher : Augsburg Fortress
ISBN 13 : 1451420919
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Watered Garden written by Benjamin M. Stewart and published by Augsburg Fortress. This book was released on 2014-03-18 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book begins with the classic, ecumenically held patterns of Christian worship and explores them for their deep connections to ecological wisdom, for their sacramental approaches to creation, and for a renewed relationship to the earth now itself in need of God’s healing. The Worship Matters Studies Series examines key worship issues through studies by pastors, musicians, and laypeople from throughout the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Features include the following: 1) Informal and insightful writing for all readers; 2) Study questions at the end of every chapter; 3) Examination of vital issues in weekly worship; and 4) Increased ability of leaders and congregants to understand and experience worship more richly.