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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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Sage Publ.
1996
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In: |
Interpretation
Year: 1996, Volume: 50, Issue: 1, Pages: 16-26 |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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Summary: | 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. |
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ISSN: | 2159-340X |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Interpretation
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/002096439605000103 |