Jewish Environmentalism in the Post-Secular Age by Hava Tiros... - 9780815357735

Jewish Environmentalism in the Post-Secular AgeEarthly Spirituality\nAuthor(s): Hava Tirosh-Samuelson\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Inc, United States\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780815357735, 978-0815357735\nSynopsis\nPresenting Jewish environmentalism as a case study of contemporary post-secularism, this book exemplifies the responses of world religions to the global ecological crisis and situates Jewish environmental spirituality historically, socially, theologically, and politically.\n\nDiscussing key figures, texts, and organizations that have given Jewish environmentalism its distinctive character as earthly spirituality, the book explains how science and technology functioned in the secularization of Judaism, on the one hand, as well as in the counter process of sacralization of nature. It explores the various dimensions of Jewish environmentalism: official statements of Jewish denominations, eco-theologies, eco-hermeneutics, eco-feminism, and public th.