Earth Story in Wisdom TraditionsNorman C. Habel, Shirley Wurst In this volume scholars from around the world read the story of the Earth in major Wisdom Traditions using the ecojustice principles outlined in Volume 1, 'Readings from the Perspective of Earth'. These readings uncover a range of fresh perspectives about Earth in seeking to discover where the voices of Earth are suppressed or heard in the Wisdom texts. Some texts reveal an ecokinship between Earth and Wisdom. Texts from Job challenge a cosmic model that gives priority to heaven over Earth. Still others challenge the mandate to dominate in Genesis 1.28. In many texts, Wisdom provides a vehicle for a new kinship with Earth. Comtributors include Jenny Wightman, Hendrik Viviers, Carole Fontaine, Izak Spangenberg, Alice Sinnott, Willie van Heerden, Katherine Dell, Dale Patrick, Marie Turner and Laura Hobgood-Oster. |
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Wisdom Literature and Ecofeminism | 35 |
The Subtext of the Lords Addresses to Job | 103 |
Job 28 and Deep Ecology | 116 |
An EarthCentered Reading of the Song of Songs | 126 |
EcoDelight in the Song of Songs | 143 |
An Ecojustice Reading with Parallels from African Wisdom | 155 |
The Death of Creation? An Ecojustice Reading of Romans 81830 in the Light of Wisdom 12 | 168 |
Is the Wild Ox Willing to Serve You? Challenging the Mandate to Dominate | 179 |
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Ecokinship | 48 |
Inverse Cosmology in Job | 65 |
Cosmic Devastation and Social Turmoil | 78 |
Who Cares? Reflections on the Story of the Ostrich Job 391318 | 92 |
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