{"product_id":"caring-for-creation-max-oelschlaeger-9780300066456","title":"Caring for Creation: An Ecumenical Approach to the Environmental Crisis","description":"Many environmentalists believe that religion has been a major contributor to our ecological crisis, for Judeo-Christians have been taught that they have dominion over the earth and so do not consider themselves part of a biotic community. In this book a philosopher of environmental ethics acknowledges that religion may contribute to environmental problems but argues that religion can also play an important role in solving these problems--that religion can provide an ethical context that will help people to become sensitive to the environment and to elect leaders who are genuinely responsive to the ecological crisis. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExamining a broad range of Western religious traditions--from conservative Christianity and orthodox Judaism to Goddess feminism and nature religion--Max Oelschlaeger provides a sociolinguistic analysis of their creation stories and finds environmentally positive aspects in each of them. He asserts that religious discourse in the public arena can offer a way for such environmental issues as biodiversity, pollution, and population to be addressed outside the realm of special-interest politics. And he urges local churches to make \"caring for creation\" a theme for worship in their services; the majority of Americans, says Oelschlaeger, will discover an environmental ethic only through their religious faith.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Max Oelschlaeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300066457\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300066456\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/21\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.13h x 6.05w x 0.85d","brand":"Max Oelschlaeger","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47425001783551,"sku":"9780300066456","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_03126f81-8fe0-40a2-a11b-c751c03cf445.jpg?v=1761536320","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/caring-for-creation-max-oelschlaeger-9780300066456","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}