The Earth story in wisdom traditions / edited by Norman C. Habel & Shirley Wurst
- Bib ID:
- 1184300
- Format:
- Book
- Description:
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- Sheffield : Sheffield Academic Press, c2001
- 213 p. ; 24 cm.
- ISBN:
- 1841270865 (paperback)
- Series:
- Earth Bible ; v. 3.
- Summary:
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In this volume scholars from around the world read the story of the Earth in major Wisdom Traditions using the ecojustice principles outlined in Volume 1, 'Readings from the Perspective of Earth'. These readings uncover a range of fresh perspectives about Earth in seeking to discover where the voices of Earth are suppressed or heard in the Wisdom texts. Some texts reveal an ecokinship between Earth and Wisdom. Texts from Job challenge a cosmic model that gives priority to heaven over Earth. Still others challenge the mandate to dominate in Genesis 1.28. In many texts, Wisdom provides a vehicle for a new kinship with Earth. Comtributors include Jenny Wightman, Hendrik Viviers, Carole Fontaine, Izak Spangenberg, Alice Sinnott, Willie van Heerden, Katherine Dell, Dale Patrick, Marie Turner and Laura Hobgood-Oster.
- Full contents:
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- Where is the voice of Earth in wisdom literature? / Norman C. Habel with the Earth Bible Team
- Wisdom literature and ecofeminism / Laura Hobgood-Oster
- Woman wisdom's way: ecokinship / Shirley Wurst
- Earth first: inverse cosmology in Job / Norman C. Habel
- Job 12: cosmic devastation and social turmoil / Alice M. Sinnott
- Who cares? Reflections on the story of the ostrich (Job 39:13-18)
- Divine creative power and the decentering of creation: the subtext of the Lord's addresses to Job / Dale Patrick
- Plumbing the depths of Earth: Job 28 and deep ecology / Katharine J. Dell
- 'Go forth into the fields': an earth-centered reading of the Song of Songs / Carole R. Fontaine
- Eco-delight in the Song of Songs / Hendrik Viviers
- Ecclesiastes 3:15-22: an ecojustice reading, with parallels from African wisdom / Willie van Heerden
- God's design: the death of creation? An ecojustice reading of Romans 8:18-30 in the light of Wisdom 1-2
- 'Is the wild ox willing to serve you?': challenging the mandate to dominate / Norman C. Habel.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [190]-203) and index.
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