Religion and the New Ecology: Environmental Responsibility in a World in Flux

by Mark Stoll and David M. Lodge

Book Overview

For many years, ecologists and the environmentalists who looked to ecology for authority depicted a dichotomy between a pristine, stable nature and disruptive human activity. Most contemporary ecologists, however, conceive of nature as undergoing continual change and find that "flux of nature" is a more accurate and fruitful metaphor than "balance of nature."

The contributors to this volume address how this new paradigm fits into the broader...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0268034044
• ISBN13: 9780268034047
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.2"