Can I read Religion and Ecological Crisis : The “Lynn White Thesis” at Fifty on EtoBox?

Religion and Ecological Crisis : The “Lynn White Thesis” at Fifty by Todd LeVasseur; Anna Lisa Peterson is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Religion and Ecological Crisis : The “Lynn White Thesis” at Fifty about?

In 1967, Lynn White Jr.'s seminal article "The Historical Roots of Our Ecologic Crisis" was published, essentially establishing the academic study of religion and nature. White argues that religions-particularly Western Christianity-are a major cause of worldwide ecological crises. He then asserts that if we are to halt, let alone revert, anthropogenic damages to the environment, we need to radically transform religious cosmologies. White's hugely influential thesis has been cited thousands of times in a variety of disciplines, including but not limited to religious studies, environmental ethics, history, ecological science, philosophy, psychology, and anthropology.In practical terms, the ecological crisis to which White was responding has only worsened in the decades since the article was published. This collection of original essays by leading scholars in a variety of interdisciplinary settings, including religion and nature, environmental ethics, animal studies, ecofeminism, restoration ecology, and ecotheology, considers the impact of White's arguments, offering constructive criticism as well as reflections on the ongoing, ever-changing scholarly debate about the way religion a

Who reads Religion and Ecological Crisis : The “Lynn White Thesis” at Fifty?

Author

Todd LeVasseur; Anna Lisa Peterson

Publisher

Routledge

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9781138644120

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Religion, Science, Philosophy