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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Publicado no:Interpretation
Autor principal: Rolston, Holmes 1932- (Author)
Tipo de documento: Recurso Electrónico Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
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Publicado em: Sage Publ. 1996
Em: Interpretation
Acesso em linha: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Não eletrônico
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Resumo: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
Obras secundárias:Enthalten in: Interpretation
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/002096439605000103