Judaism and Ecology: Created World and Revealed WordHava Tirosh-Samuelson 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 to formulate a constructive Jewish theology of nature. The twenty-one contributors consider the Bible and rabbinic literature, examine the relationship between the doctrine of creation and the doctrine of revelation in the context of natural law, and wrestle with questions of nature and morality. They look at nature in the Jewish mystical tradition, and they face the challenges to Jewish environmental activism caused by the tension between the secular nature of the environmental discourse and Jewish religious commitments. |
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... deserts of a being are equivalent to its claims . But objective deserts are the resultant of all claims balanced against one another . The deserts of beings rest on their intrinsic value . But such value resides in all things . It is ...
... deserts with claims . Interests are prima facie deserts . To find the legitimate deserts of all beings we must attend to their specific and particular projects , consult the con- flicts and the potentials for complementary results ...
... deserts are grounded in claims . Indeed , deserts and claims are identical if the claims are evaluated contextually and not taken as if in isolation ( where they are never found ) . Justice will be the recognition of each being's deserts ...
Contents
Preface | xi |
Introduction Judaism and the Natural World | xxxiii |
Constructive Jewish Theology of Nature | xxxix |
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