Reading the Bible in a Time of Environmental Crisis
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Reading the Bible in a Time of Environmental Crisis examines the Bible's relevance to contemporary environmental concerns.
Sebastian Dohan explores how biblical texts and traditions can inform and shape our understanding of ecological issues.
The book critically analyzes various biblical passages, uncovering both problematic and constructive approaches to nature and environmental ethics.
Dohan engages with themes such as creation, stewardship, and eschatology to highlight the Bible's potential for promoting ecological responsibility.
By bridging biblical scholarship with contemporary environmental thought, the book offers insights for fostering a more sustainable and just world.
It encourages readers to reconsider their relationship with the natural world and to draw upon the Bible's wisdom in addressing pressing environmental challenges.
Sebastian Dohan explores how biblical texts and traditions can inform and shape our understanding of ecological issues.
The book critically analyzes various biblical passages, uncovering both problematic and constructive approaches to nature and environmental ethics.
Dohan engages with themes such as creation, stewardship, and eschatology to highlight the Bible's potential for promoting ecological responsibility.
By bridging biblical scholarship with contemporary environmental thought, the book offers insights for fostering a more sustainable and just world.
It encourages readers to reconsider their relationship with the natural world and to draw upon the Bible's wisdom in addressing pressing environmental challenges.
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Beth A. Berkowitz, "What Animals Teach us About Families: Kinship and Species in the Bible and Rabbinic Literature" (U California Press, 2026)
