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1 online resource (203 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Many Heavens, One Earth; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction to article by Paul Brockelman; ""With New Eyes: Seeing the Environment as a Spiritual Issue""; Introduction to article by Eric Katz; ""Nature as Subject: Human Obligation and Natural Community""; Introduction to article by Iain Provan; ""The Land Is Mine and You Are Only Tenants: Earth-Keeping and People-keeping in the Old Testament""; Introduction to article by Clifford Chalmers Cain; ""Stewardship as a Work of Art""; Introduction to article by Elizabeth Theokritoff. |
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""The Orthodox Church and the Environmental Movement""Introduction to article by Seyyed Hossein Nasr; ""Religion and the Resacralization of Nature""; Introduction to Letter attributed to Chief Seattle; ""Letter Attributed to Chief Seattle""; Introduction to article by David Kinsley; ""Native American Religion""; Introduction to article by Joel Martin; ""The Land Looks After Us""; Introduction to article by Christopher Key Chapple; ""Ecological Nonviolence and the Hindu Tradition""; Introduction to article by His Holiness the Dalai Lama; ""A Buddhist Perspective on Nature"" |
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Introduction to article by Susan Darlington""Rethinking Buddhism and Development: The Emergence of Environmentalist Monks in Thailand""; Introduction to article by Gopinder Kaur Sagoo; ""Our Environment and Us: A Sikh Perspective""; Introduction to article by S. Lourdunathan; ""Ecosophical Concerns in the Sikh Tradition""; Introduction to article by Mary Evelyn Tucker; ""Ecological Themes in Taoism and Confucianism""; List of Contributors; Index; About the Editor. |
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<Span style=""padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;""><span style=""font-style:italic;"">Many Heavens, One Earth is a collection of first-person voices from nine of the world religions. In fifteen articles, devotees and scholars reveal the contributions these traditions make to informing and motivating an ecological response to the environmental issues that beset planet earth. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Nature -- Religious aspects.
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Nature -- Religious aspects. |
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Ecotheology.
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Ecotheology. |
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Human ecology -- Religious aspects.
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Human ecology -- Religious aspects. |
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Electronic books.
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Print version: Cain, Clifford Chalmers. Many Heavens, One Earth : Readings on Religion and the Environment. Lanham : Lexington Books, ©2012 9780739184387 |
| ISBN |
9780739172964 (electronic book) |
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0739172964 (electronic book) |
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1322158924 (e-book) |
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9781322158921 (e-book) |
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