Judaism And Environmental Ethics

Author : Martin D. Yaffe
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2002-05-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780585383651

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Judaism And Environmental Ethics by Martin D. Yaffe Pdf

Martin D. Yaffe's Judaism and Environmental Ethics: A Reader is a well-conceived exploration of three interrelated questions: Does the Hebrew Bible, or subsequent Jewish tradition, teach environmental responsibility or not? What Jewish teachings, if any, appropriately address today's environmental crisis? Do ecology, Judaism, and philosophy work together, or are they at odds with each other in confronting the current crisis? Yaffe's extensive introduction analyzes and appraises the anthologized essays, each of which serves to deepen and enrich our understanding of current reflection on Judaism and environmental ethics. Brought together in one volume for the first time, the most important scholars in the field touch on diverse disciplines including deep ecology, political philosophy, and biblical hermeneutics. This ambitious book illustrates—precisely because of its interdisciplinary focus—how longstanding disagreements and controversies may spark further interchange among ecologists, Jews, and philosophers. Both accessible and thoroughly scholarly, this dialogue will benefit anyone interested in ethical and religious considerations of contemporary ecology.

Author : John Hart
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 559 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2017-05-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781118465561

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The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Religion and Ecology by John Hart Pdf

In the face of the current environmental crisis—which clearly has moral and spiritual dimensions—members of all the world’s faiths have come to recognize the critical importance of religion’s relationship to ecology. The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Religion and Ecology offers a comprehensive overview of the history and the latest developments in religious engagement with environmental issues throughout the world. Newly commissioned essays from noted scholars of diverse faiths and scientific traditions present the most cutting-edge thinking on religion’s relationship to the environment. Initial readings explore the ways traditional concepts of nature in Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, and other religious traditions have been shaped by the environmental crisis. Readings then address the changing nature of theology and religious thought in response to the challenges of protecting the environment. Various conceptual issues and themes that transcend individual traditions—climate change, bio-ethics, social justice, ecofeminism, and more—are then analyzed before a final section examines some of the immediate challenges we face in caring for the Earth while looking to the future of religious environmentalism. Timely and thought-provoking, Companion to Religion and Ecology offers illuminating insights into the role of religion in the ongoing struggle to secure the future well-being of our natural world. With a foreword by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, and an Afterword by John Cobb

Author : Jeremy Benstein
Publisher : Jewish Lights Publishing
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781580232685

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The Way Into Judaism and the Environment by Jeremy Benstein Pdf

An accessible introduction to the Jewish understanding of the natural world and the key concepts central to Jewish environmentalism. At a time of growing concern about environmental issues, this book explores the relationship Jews have with the natural world and the ways in which Judaism contributes to contemporary social/environmental issues. It also shows readers the extent to which Judaism is part of the problem and how it can be part of the solution. Offering both an environmental interpretation of Judaism and a Jewish approach to environmentalism, this book examines: What environmentalism is. What the creation stories can teach us about who we are and what nature is. The relevance of Torah and traditional sources.

Author : Robin Attfield
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780192517562

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Environmental Ethics: A Very Short Introduction by Robin Attfield Pdf

Environmental ethics is a relatively new branch of philosophy, which studies the values and principles involved in combatting environmental problems such as pollution, loss of species and habitats, and climate change. As our environment faces evermore threats from human activities these core issues are becoming increasingly important. In this Very Short Introduction Robin Attfield traces the origins of environmental ethics as a discipline, and considers how it defends the independent value of living creatures, and the need to make decisions informed by the needs and interests of future generations. Exploring the diverse approaches to ethical decisions and judgements, he highlights the importance of making processes of production and consumption sustainable and of addressing human population levels, together with policies for preserving species, sub-species, and their habitats. Along the way Attfield discusses different movements such as Deep Ecology, Social Ecology, the Environmental Justice movement and the Green movement, and also considers the attitudes to the environment of the world's religions, including the approach from the major religions and the contributions of the indigenous religions of Asia, Africa and North America. Analysing the current threat of climate change, and proposals for climate engineering, he demonstrates how responsibility for the environment ultimately lies with us all, from states and corporations to individuals, and emphasises how concerted action is required to manage our environment ethically and sustainably. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Author : Hava Tirosh-Samuelson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Nature
ISBN : UOM:39015056263711

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Judaism and Ecology by Hava Tirosh-Samuelson Pdf

This volume intends to contribute to the nascent discourse on Judaism and ecology by clarifying diverse conceptions of nature in Jewish thought and by using the insights of Judaism to formulate a constructive Jewish theology of nature.

Author : Monika Kirloskar-Steinbach,Madalina Diaconu
Publisher : Verlag Herder GmbH
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2020-06-29
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783495821725

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Environmental Ethics: Cross-cultural Explorations by Monika Kirloskar-Steinbach,Madalina Diaconu Pdf

The volume "Environmental Ethics: Cross-cultural Explorations" places cross-cultural study at the center of inquiry. The cross-culturally rich explorations collected in this volume seek to critically examine some theoretical assumptions driving current debates in the field like anthropocentrism, individualism etc. In addition, they also endeavor to develop an integrative approach which can better channel ways in which current global challenges to the environment can be met.

Author : Tanhum S. Yoreh
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2019-12-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781438476711

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Waste Not by Tanhum S. Yoreh Pdf

Winner of the 2020 Canadian Jewish Literary Award in the category of Jewish Thought and Culture Bal tashḥit, the Jewish prohibition against wastefulness and destruction, is considered to be an ecological ethical principle by contemporary Jewish environmentalists. Waste Not provides a comprehensive intellectual history of this concept, charting its evolution from the Bible through classical rabbinic literature, commentaries, codes of law, responsa, and the works of modern environmentalists. Tanhum S. Yoreh uses the methodology of tradition histories to identify pivotal moments in the development of the prohibition—in particular, its transition into an economic framework. He finds that bal tashḥit's earliest stages of conceptualization connect the prohibition against wastefulness with avoidance of self-harm. This connection is commonplace within contemporary environmental thought and a universalizing Jewish principle with important contributions to be made to Jewish and general societal ecological discourse. This narrative provides a foundation for understanding bal tashḥit as an environmental ethic for today and tomorrow.

Author : Gregory Ernest Hitzhusen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Christian stewardship
ISBN : CORNELL:31924104881747

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Religion and the Environment by Gregory Ernest Hitzhusen Pdf

This study examines the empirical studies within the environmental sociology literature to demonstrate the relevance of western Christian and Jewish ecotheology to environmental studies.

Author : Elliot N. Dorff,Jonathan K. Crane
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 539 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2016-01-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780190608385

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The Oxford Handbook of Jewish Ethics and Morality by Elliot N. Dorff,Jonathan K. Crane Pdf

For thousands of years the Jewish tradition has been a source of moral guidance, for Jews and non-Jews alike. As the essays in this volume show, the theologians and practitioners of Judaism have a long history of wrestling with moral questions, responding to them in an open, argumentative mode that reveals the strengths and weaknesses of all sides of a question. The Jewish tradition also offers guidance for moral conduct by individuals, communities, and countries and shows how to motivate people to do the good and right thing. The Oxford Handbook of Jewish Ethics and Morality is a collection of original essays addressing these topics--historical and contemporary, as well as philosophical and practical--by leading scholars from around the world. The first section of the volume describes the history of the Jewish tradition's moral thought, from the Bible to contemporary Jewish approaches. The second part includes chapters on specific fields in ethics, including the ethics of medicine, business, sex, speech, politics, war, and the environment.

Author : Gretel Van Wieren
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2018-04-24
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781351365352

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Food, Farming and Religion by Gretel Van Wieren Pdf

Although the religious and ethical consideration of food and eating is not a new phenomenon, the debate about food and eating today is distinctly different from most of what has preceded it in the history of Western culture. Yet the field of environmental ethics, especially religious approaches to environmental ethics, has been slow to see food and agriculture as topics worthy of analysis. This book examines how religious traditions and communities in the United States and beyond are responding to critical environmental ethical issues posed by the global food system. In particular, it looks at the responses that have developed within Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions, and shows how they relate to arguments and approaches in the broader study of food and environmental ethics. It considers topics such as land degradation and restoration, genetically modified organisms and seed consolidation, animal welfare, water use, access, pollution, and climate, and weaves consideration of human wellbeing and justice throughout. In doing so, Gretel Van Wieren proposes a model for conceptualizing agricultural and food practices in sacred terms. This book will appeal to a wide and interdisciplinary audience including those interested in environment and sustainability, food studies, ethics, and religion.

Author : Michal R. Smart
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Electronic
ISBN : CORNELL:31924074174156

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Foundations for a Jewish Environmental Ethic by Michal R. Smart Pdf

Author : Roger S. Gottlieb
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2006-11-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780199727698

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The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Ecology by Roger S. Gottlieb Pdf

The last two decades have seen the emergence of a new field of academic study that examines the interaction between religion and ecology. Theologians from every religious tradition have confronted world religions past attitudes towards nature and acknowledged their own faiths complicity in the environmental crisis. Out of this confrontation have been born vital new theologies based in the recovery of marginalized elements of tradition, profound criticisms of the past, and ecologically oriented visions of God, the Sacred, the Earth, and human beings. The proposed handbook will serve as the definitive overview of these exciting new developments. Divided into three main sections, the books essays will reflect the three dominant dimensions of the field. Part one will explore traditional religious concepts of and attitudes towards nature and how these have been changed by the environmental crisis. Part II looks at larger conceptual issues that transcend individual traditions. Part III will examine religious participation in environmental politics.

Author : J. Baird Callicott
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780520085602

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Earth's Insights by J. Baird Callicott Pdf

Although environmental crisis is global in scope, contemporary environmental ethics is centered predominantly in Western philosophy and religion. EARTH'S INSIGHTS widens the scope to include the ecological teachings embedded in non-Western world views. Conservationist J. Baird Callicott asks how the world's diverse environmental philosophies can be brought together to benefit the whole?

Author : Christoph Böttigheimer,Wenzel Maximilian Widenka
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2023-03-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783110782455

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The Concept of Environment in Judaism, Christianity and Islam by Christoph Böttigheimer,Wenzel Maximilian Widenka Pdf

On the seventh day, God rested and thus completed his creation. Likewise, man should rest on the seventh day and every seven years leave the fields fallow to rest. If you like, a divine economic and environmental programme is encountered here. "Subdue the earth" is not to be misunderstood as a mandate to subjugate and exploit, but on the contrary as a call to preserve God's "very good" creation. Its current explosiveness illustrates precisely this fundamental relationship. Even secular circles now speak of the "integrity of creation" as a matter of course. And in Muslim countries, scholars and activists are preparing to launch a "green Islam", based of course on Quranic principles. At the same time, faith communities and churches with their commitment to nature and to a just world of work are moving into the concrete focus of public attention and are serious players in the current discourse. Reason enough, then, to get to the bottom of the concept of "environment" in the world religions. How do religions position themselves on the ecological question? What are the foundations of their decisions? And can they make a significant contribution to the current problem and to the enquiries of many people?

Author : Bernard Malamud,Thomas Mallon
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2003-09-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781466805927

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Dubin's Lives by Bernard Malamud,Thomas Mallon Pdf

With a new introduction by Thomas Mallon Dubin's Lives (1979) is a compassionate and wry commedia, a book praised by Christopher Lehmann-Haupt in The New York Times as Malamud's "best novel since The Assistant. Possibly, it is the best he has written of all." Its protagonist is one of Malamud's finest characters; prize-winning biographer William Dubin, who learns from lives, or thinks he does: those he writes, those he shares, the life he lives. Now in his later middle age, he seeks his own secret self, and the obsession of biography is supplanted by the obsession of love--love for a woman half is age, who has sought an understanding of her life through his books. Dubin's Lives is a rich, subtle book, as well as a moving tale of love and marriage.