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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0945454368
• ISBN13: 9780945454366
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 515 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.8" x 8.8"