The Bible and Ecology

The Bible is not a book of science, and therefore not of ecology. It does, however, sketch a vision of human ecology, and contemporary readers encounter claims about how to value nature. The Bible's vision is simultaneously biocentric, anthropocentric, and theocentric. The Hebrews discovered wh...

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Publié dans:Interpretation
Auteur principal: Rolston, Holmes 1932- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Sage Publ. 1996
Dans: Interpretation
Accès en ligne: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Édition parallèle:Non-électronique
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Résumé:The Bible is not a book of science, and therefore not of ecology. It does, however, sketch a vision of human ecology, and contemporary readers encounter claims about how to value nature. The Bible's vision is simultaneously biocentric, anthropocentric, and theocentric. The Hebrews discovered who they were as they discovered where they were, and their scriptures can be a catalyst in our ecological crisis.
ISSN:2159-340X
Contient:Enthalten in: Interpretation
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/002096439605000103