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050		4	_aBL65.N35 .N388 2018
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100	1		_aShafiq, Muhammad.
245	1	0	_aNature and the Environment in Contemporary Religious Contexts.
250			_a1st ed.
264		1	_aNewcastle-upon-Tyne : _bCambridge Scholars Publishing, _c2017.
264		4	_c©2018.
300			_a1 online resource (331 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
505	0		_aIntro -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part I. Our Human Contexts within Nature -- Chapter One -- Chapter Two -- Chapter Three -- Chapter Four -- Chapter Five -- Chapter Six -- Chapter Seven -- Part II. Imperatives from Sacred Texts and Traditions -- Chapter Eight -- Chapter Nine -- Chapter Ten -- Chapter Eleven -- Part III. Practicing the Imperatives -- Chapter Twelve -- Chapter Thirteen -- Chapter Fourteen -- Chapter Fifteen -- Chapter Sixteen -- Chapter Seventeen -- Contributors -- Index.
520			_aThis collection of essays discusses the human relationship with, and responsibilities toward, the natural environment from the perspective of religions and the social sciences. The chapters examine a variety of conditions that have contributed to the contemporary environmental crisis, including abuse of power, economic greed, industrialization, deforestation, and unplanned waste management. They then discuss concepts from several different religious texts and traditions that promote environmental protection as a sacred moral duty for all humanity. Religious concepts such as dharma (duty toward Mother Earth), tikkun Olam (repair of the world), khalifa (people as deputies of God on earth), amanah (the universe as a trust in human hands), and paticca samuppada (dependent co-arising) are employed to argue that all the components of the biosphere are integral to the cosmos, each piece with its own value and role in the harmony of the whole. The book makes it clear that religions can become more "green" and play a helpful role in raising our ecological consciousness and supporting preservation of the environment into the future.
588			_aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aNature-Religious aspects.
650		0	_aEcology-Religious aspects.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
700	1		_aDonlin-Smith, Thomas.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aShafiq, Muhammad _tNature and the Environment in Contemporary Religious Contexts _dNewcastle-upon-Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing,c2017 _z9781527505308
797	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
856	4	0	_uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=5487771 _zClick to View
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