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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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
[2019]
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Journal of the American Academy of Religion
Year: 2019, Volume: 87, Issue: 2, Pages: 311-332 |
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Emerson, Ralph Waldo 1803-1882
/ Thoreau, Henry David 1817-1862
/ Climatic change
/ Social engagement
/ Vita contemplativa
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| IxTheo Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism NCD Political ethics NCG Environmental ethics; Creation ethics |
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