| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 232 pages). |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
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Templeton science and religion series
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Templeton science and religion series.
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| Summary |
Ecology and the Environment: The Mechanisms, Marring, and Maintenance of Nature is the ninth title published in the Templeton Science and Religion Series, in which scientists from a wide range of fields distill their experience and knowledge into brief tours of their respective specialties. In this volume, R.J. Berry, a well-known leader in the field of ecology, describes the basic concepts in ecology and seeks to put them into a general context for a reader who lacks any scientific background. Berry explores the implications of these basic concepts and how they affect human life and the decisions we have to make, both as individuals and as members of a species which has colonized and influenced every part of the globe. He points out that we are a part of the animal world, but at the same time we are apart from it, and he makes it clear that how we relate to our environment affects the quality of our life--indeed it may affect our very survival. Going well beyond a simple introduction of concepts, the book goes on to explore wider questions about the nature of humanity and how human ecology relates to humanness. Berry proposes that we are more than machines or even advanced apes--we are Homo divinus, transformed from an organism descended from the same stock as the apes but qualitatively different and able to relate to a creator God. The book argues that those who conclude otherwise are neglecting relevant data. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Cover; Half Title Page; Half Title Page; Dedication; Dedication; Title Page; Title Page; Copyright; Copyright; Contents; Contents; Preface; Preface; Chapter 1: Ecology--The Study of Place; Chapter 1: Ecology--The Study of Place; Chapter 2: A Green Machine; Chapter 2: A Green Machine; Chapter 3: From Deluge to Biogeography; Chapter 3: From Deluge to Biogeography; Chapter 4: Stewardship and Ecological Services; Chapter 4: Stewardship and Ecological Services; Chapter 5: Environmental Literacy; Chapter 5: Environmental Literacy; Chapter 6: The Proper Study of Mankind. |
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Chapter 6: The Proper Study of MankindChapter 7: The Most Dangerous Species; Chapter 7: The Most Dangerous Species; Chapter 8: God's Two Books; Chapter 8: God's Two Books; Acknowledgments; Acknowledgments; Notes; Notes; Further Reading; Further Reading; Index; Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Ecology.
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Ecology. |
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Environmentalism.
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Environmentalism. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Berry, R.J. (Robert James). Ecology and the environment. West Conshohocken, PA : Templeton Press, ©2011 9781599472522 (DLC) 2011018951 (OCoLC)711044915 |
| ISBN |
9781599473994 (electronic book) |
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1599473992 (electronic book) |
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1283286742 |
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9781283286749 |
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9781599472522 |
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159947252X |
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