Through Eccological Eyes Reflections on Christianity`s Environmental Credentials
Material type: TextPublication details: Bombay St.Paul Publications 2009Description: 184pISBN:- 9788171098262
- C81(K71) L473
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Books | DVK Library Stack -> First Floor -> C | C81(K71) L473 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 11044611 |
includes index and biblioraphy
1. Christians in the Environment ... 9 The earth and its fullness are the Lord`s... 9 Anthropocentric hierarchy or web of life?... 14 Ecology and social justice... 22 2. The Theological Importance of Water... 28 Reflections on water... 28 Water in the Bible... 33 The water of baptism.... 39 The living water of Jesus Christ... 44 3. Air, Earth and Fire... 51 Air, the breath of God ... 51 God`s good earth ... 56 God`s gift of fire... 62 4. Animals and Birds in Creation ... 68 Animals in God`s creation ... 68 Animals in the Bible ... 74 Biblical birds... 79 5. Vegetation in the Bible... 86 Biblical trees ... 86 God`s gardens... 92 "The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad" ... 98 Experience of wilderness in the Bible ... 103 6. Ecology in the Hebrew Bible... 110 The ecological message of Noah ... 110 The ecological wisdom of Job ... 115 Ecology and the Sabbath... 122 Isaiah`s ecological vision .... 128 7. Jesus Christ and Creation .... 134 Ecological implications of the Incarnation ... 134 Jesus and the natural world..... 139 Christ and creation .... 145 8. Jesus and His Parables .... 150 Ecological aspects of the Prodigal Son... 150 Who is my neighbour? .... 155 9. Christian Tradition .... 161 Hildegard of Bingen... 161 Francis of Assisi... 168 Albert Schweitzer... 174
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