Judaism and Ecology: Created World and Revealed Word

by Evan Eisenberg and Eliezer Diamond

Book Overview

Jewish ecological discourse has shown that Judaism harbors deep concern for the well-being of the natural world. However, the movement has not articulated a Jewish theology of nature, nor has it submitted the sources of Judaism to a systematic, philosophical examination. This volume intends to contribute to the nascent discourse on Judaism and ecology by clarifying diverse conceptions of nature in Jewish thought and by using the insights of Judaism...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 094545435X
• ISBN13: 9780945454359
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 515 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.4" x 9.3"