Ecology and Theology in the Ancient World

This open access multi-disciplinary volume brings together the voices of biblical scholars, classicists, philosophers, theologians and political theorists to explore how ecology and theology intersected in ancient thinking, both pagan, Jewish and Christian. Ecological awareness is by no means purely...

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description This open access multi-disciplinary volume brings together the voices of biblical scholars, classicists, philosophers, theologians and political theorists to explore how ecology and theology intersected in ancient thinking, both pagan, Jewish and Christian. Ecological awareness is by no means purely a modern phenomenon. Of course, melting icecaps and plastic bag charges were of no concern in antiquity: frequently what made examining your relationship with the natural world urgent was the light this shed on human relationships with the divine. For, in the ancient world, to think about ecology was also to think about theology. This ancient eco-theological thinking - whilst in many ways worlds apart from our own environmental concerns - has also had a surprisingly rich impact on modern responses to our ecological crisis. As such, the voices gathered in this volume also reflect on whether and how these ancient ideas could inform modern responses to our environment and its pressing challenges. Through multi-disciplinary conversation this volume offers a new and dynamic exploration of the intersection of ecology and theology in ancient thinking, and its living legacy. The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by Knowledge Unlatched.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1535442025-07-29T12:17:06Z Ecology and Theology in the Ancient World Hunt, Ailsa Marlow, Hilary F. Ancient history Ancient religions and mythologies Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts Ecological science, the Biosphere thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRS Ancient religions and Mythologies thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRA Religion: general::QRAX History of religion thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRV Aspects of religion::QRVG Theology thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment::RNA Environmentalist thought and ideology This open access multi-disciplinary volume brings together the voices of biblical scholars, classicists, philosophers, theologians and political theorists to explore how ecology and theology intersected in ancient thinking, both pagan, Jewish and Christian. Ecological awareness is by no means purely a modern phenomenon. Of course, melting icecaps and plastic bag charges were of no concern in antiquity: frequently what made examining your relationship with the natural world urgent was the light this shed on human relationships with the divine. For, in the ancient world, to think about ecology was also to think about theology. This ancient eco-theological thinking - whilst in many ways worlds apart from our own environmental concerns - has also had a surprisingly rich impact on modern responses to our ecological crisis. As such, the voices gathered in this volume also reflect on whether and how these ancient ideas could inform modern responses to our environment and its pressing challenges. Through multi-disciplinary conversation this volume offers a new and dynamic exploration of the intersection of ecology and theology in ancient thinking, and its living legacy. The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by Knowledge Unlatched. 2025-03-06T04:01:31Z 2025-03-06T04:01:31Z 2025-03-05T08:18:55Z 2019 book ONIX_20250305_9781350004061_5 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/99189 9781350004061 9781350004054 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/153544 eng open access image/png image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/99189/2/9781350004054.epub https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/99189/1/9781350004061.pdf Bloomsbury Academic Bloomsbury Academic 10.5040/9781350004078 10.5040/9781350004078 f75587da-2374-4722-9d42-9fffa7fa3f92 9781350004061 9781350004054 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) Bloomsbury Academic 216 London open access
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Ecology and Theology in the Ancient World
title Ecology and Theology in the Ancient World
title_full Ecology and Theology in the Ancient World
title_fullStr Ecology and Theology in the Ancient World
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title_short Ecology and Theology in the Ancient World
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Ancient religions and mythologies
Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts
Ecological science, the Biosphere
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Ancient religions and mythologies
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Ecological science, the Biosphere
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