When God Was a Bird: Christianity, Animism, and the Re-Enchantment of the World

by Mark I Wallace and Mark I. Wallace

Book Overview

In a time of rapid climate change and species extinction, what role have the world's religions played in ameliorating-or causing-the crisis we now face? One can point to Christianity's otherworldly theologies, which privilege our spiritual aspirations over our natural origins, as bearing a disproportionate burden for creating humankind's exploitative attitudes toward nature.

And yet, buried deep within the Christian tradition are startling...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823281310
• ISBN13: 9780823281312
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.2" x 8.9"