Economics, Ecology, and the Roots of Western Faith
Perspectives from the Garden
1st Edition
Published on 6. September 1995
160 pages
978-0-7425-7771-8 (ISBN)
Description
Environmentalists have turned to Eastern religion, Deep Ecology and Native American religion for alternatives to the Western view that humans should dominate nature. In Economics, Ecology, and the Roots of Western Faith, Robert R. Gottfried persuasively demonstrates that the ancient Hebrew worldview, found in the Torah and the New Testament, is remarkably 'green.' Drawing on these insights from ancient Western thought and economic understanding of ecosystems and natural processess, Gottfried analyzes the prerequisites for maintaining or improving human welfare and ecological vitality in terms of land economics and management.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-0-7425-7771-8 (9780742577718)
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Person
Robert R. Gottfried is associate professor of economics at The University of the South.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- 1. Introduction
- 2. On Gardens and Gardeners: The Significance of Relationships
- 3. On Roots: The Nature of Nature
- 4. Saving Creation
- 5. Tilling the Garden: Creation and the Economy
- 6. To Grasp or Not to Grasp: That Is the Question
- 7. Garden Economics
- Further Reading
- Index
- About the Author
