Active and Contemplative Lives in a Changing Climate: The Emersonian Roots of Thoreau's Political Asceticism

This article addresses an existential quandary for scholars of religion in an age of climate change. Given climate problems, it might seem like we ought to spend our lives doing something more civically productive than reading and writing books. Yet, we continue in our professions. I address this by...

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Main Author: Balthrop-Lewis, Alda ca. 20./21. Jh. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Oxford University Press [2019]
In: Journal of the American Academy of Religion
Year: 2019, Volume: 87, Issue: 2, Pages: 311-332
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Emerson, Ralph Waldo 1803-1882 / Thoreau, Henry David 1817-1862 / Climatic change / Social engagement / Vita contemplativa
IxTheo Classification:AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
NCD Political ethics
NCG Environmental ethics; Creation ethics
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