Ecofeminism and the Sacred
Author | : Carol J. Adams |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Ecofeminism |
ISBN | : |
"An outstanding introduction to the issues and problems of ecofeminist spirituality." -Choice>
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Author | : Carol J. Adams |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Ecofeminism |
ISBN | : |
"An outstanding introduction to the issues and problems of ecofeminist spirituality." -Choice>
Author | : Eaton |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
Total Pages | : 269 |
Release | : 2004-09-08 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0585482764 |
Discusses ecofeminism in the context of the social, political and ecological consequences of globalization. The book includes case studies, essays, theoretical works, and articles on ecofeminist movements from many of the world''s regions including Taiwan, Mexico, Kenya, Chile, India, Brazil, Canada, England and the United States.
Author | : Rosemary Radford Ruether |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 220 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 9780742535305 |
This book addresses the practical relevance of the interconnection of feminism, ecology, and religious theological thought, and asks questions about the lack of attention to gender issues in both ecological theology and deglobalization theory. The book looks at issues of globalization, interfaith ecological theology, ecofeminism, and deglobalization movements comparatively across different world religions and across geographical regions. Visit our website for sample chapters!
Author | : David Landis Barnhill |
Publisher | : State University of New York Press |
Total Pages | : 308 |
Release | : 2010-03-29 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0791491056 |
Bringing together thirteen new essays on the important relationship between traditional world spirituality and the contemporary environmental perspective of deep ecology, this landmark book explores parallels and contrasts between religious values and those proposed by deep ecology. In examining how deep ecologists and the various religious traditions can both learn from and critique one another, the following traditions are considered: indigenous cultures, Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Judaism, Catholicism, Islam, Protestantism, Christian ecofeminism, and New Age spirituality.
Author | : Sigurd Bergmann |
Publisher | : LIT Verlag Münster |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Ecofeminism |
ISBN | : 3825819019 |
The understanding of nature is at the heart of European self - understanding, while in Asia the terms of life and energy play a similar central role. Globally, many institutions and movements have made the protection of the environment and climate a top policy priority. Given the urgency of environmental problems the lack of reflections about the human and especially the spiritual dimension of environmental problems is striking. Environmental - and - climatic change transforms not only culture, politics, and economy, but also religion. Religious traditions have on the one hand always been dependent on human ecologies; on the other hand they vibrantly affect our perceptions of nature and sociocultural practices with(in) it. If life and religion change dramatically at present, how could religion make a change? How are religious and ecologic processes gendered, and how can ecofeminism deepen our understanding of justice? What are the life - enhancing spiritual resources in the East and the West? How can Christian theology contribute to the necessary eco - cultural revolution ahead of us? And how can Buddhist, Taoist, Confucian and Christian spiritualities cooperate in a common space and future? Questions like these are reflected upon by scholars of religion and theology from Korea, Canada and Scandinavia. Their chapters emerge from an international workshop, which was arranged and convened by the editors 2007 in Yecheon on the Korean countryside and in Seoul.
Author | : Ivone Gebara |
Publisher | : Fortress Press |
Total Pages | : 254 |
Release | : 1999-09-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9781451409901 |
Gebara's succinct yet moving statement of her principles of ecofeminism shows how intertwined are the tarnished environment around her and the poverty that afflicts her neighbors. From her experiences with the Brazilian poor women's movement she develops a gritty urban ecofeminism and indeed articulates a whole worldview. She shows how the connections between Western thought, partriachal Christianity, and environmental destruction necessitate personal conversion to "an new relationship with the earth and with the entire cosmos."
Author | : Bernice Marie-Daly |
Publisher | : American Teilhard Association |
Total Pages | : 18 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Ecofeminism |
ISBN | : 9780890120644 |
Author | : Alaine M. Low |
Publisher | : Berghahn Books |
Total Pages | : 278 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9781571813169 |
These 13 workshop-based papers critique ecofeminist assumptions about traditional societies viewing women as closer to nature and more spiritual than men. Following an overview by Low (history, Open U.) and Tremayne (social and cultural anthropology, U. of Oxford), the first contribution frames the debate over gender politics and environmentalism. Next, case studies illustrate sacred landscape (not intrinsically ecologically-oriented) in such societies past and present. Part III treats nature and gender in several major world religions. The final paper discusses contemporary paganism's quest for wholeness. The cover title reads Women as sacred custodians of the earth? Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author | : Heather Eaton |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 153 |
Release | : 2005-02-07 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0567362752 |
This book is about ecofeminism and its encounter with theology, predominantly that of Christian theology in Euro-western contexts. It introduces and explores ecofeminism and the encounter. The goal is to understand the significance and implications of ecofeminism and its contribution and challenge to theology. A further goal is to assist ecofeminist theology, or theologies, to be more effective in preventing ecological ruin, assisting women's struggles for freedom and supporting the flourishing of all life on earth. Ecofeminism represents ways of discerning associations of many kinds between the feminist and ecological movements, and between the oppression and domination of both women and the earth. Ecofeminism is an insight, referring to critical analyses, political actions, historical research, intuitions and ideals. The ecological crisis is creating a pivotal moral and religious challenge, and new contexts for theology. There is a renewed spiritual sensitivity towards the natural world. We are in a time of a spiritual awakening, wherein the earth and all life are experienced, as sacred, where it is possible to experience awe and wonder, and encounter the ineffable. Ecofeminist theologies are at the intersection of these ideas and experiences. They are the efforts of particular people who see and experience possibilities for greater life, more justice and freedom. They do not accept that injustice and ecological ruin are inevitable. Ecofeminist efforts are directed towards reducing further ecological and social devastation, and awakening consciousness to the immense beauty and elegance of all life on this fragile yet awesome blue-green planet.
Author | : Mary C. Grey |
Publisher | : Fortress Press |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780800636470 |
""This book explores what is happening to the human spirit in a culture shaped and driven by [globalization], a culture where dreams, imaginations and desires are all manipulated...." What do we really want? Noted theologian Mary Grey believes we have gotten out of touch with our deepest desires and that the root problem is our acquiescence in global capitalism's most problematic characteristics. Story and symbol, she argues, can put us back in touch with out "sacred longings." Focusing on such simple yet profound symbols as water, light, and sacred space, she tries to reinstill a spiritual quest. In the end, she envisions spirituality--a kind of ecomystical renewal--as an element in the transformation of desire, lived out in Christian community. "For desire to be reborn, for sacred longings even to be named, not to mention fulfilled, there needs to be an embracing of the way of renunciation, simplicity and sacrifice. And that is counter-cultural..." As Part One looks at how our culture has lost heart, and Part Two analyzes are restless hearts, Part Three asks us to take heart and rekindle our thirst for righteousness.