Foundations of the Earth: Global Ecological Change and the Book of Job

by Herman H. Shugart and H H Shugart

Book Overview

"Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?" God asks Job in the "Whirlwind Speech," but Job cannot reply. This passage--which some environmentalists and religious scholars treat as a "green" creation myth--drives renowned ecologist H. H. Shugart's extraordinary investigation, in which he uses verses from God's speech to Job to explore the planetary system, animal domestication, sea-level rise, evolution, biodiversity, weather phenomena,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231169086
• ISBN13: 9780231169080
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.4"