Worldly Wonder Religions Enter Their Ecological Phase

by Tucker, Mary Evelyn; Berling, Judith

• ISBN13: 9780812695298
• ISBN10: 0812695291
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-05-12
• Publisher: Open Court

Summary

History illustrates the power of religion to bring about change. Mary Evelyn Tucker describes how world religions have begun to move from a focus on God-human and human-human relations to encompass human-earth relations. She argues that, in light of the environmental crisis, religion should move from isolated orthodoxy to interrelated dialogue and use its authority for liberation rather than oppression.

Author Biography

Mary Evelyn Tucker is Professor of Religion at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

Table of Contents

The Second Hsuan Hua Memorial Lecture
A Brief Portrait of the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua
Acknowledgments
Worldly Wonder	p. 1
The Cosmological Context: Evolution and Extinction	p. 3
The Historical Context: Change and Continuity	p. 12
The Religious Context: Problems and Promise	p. 18
Pluralistic Perspectives: Multireligious and Multidisciplinary Approaches	p. 27
The Transformative Context: Reclaiming and Reconstructing	p. 36
The Comprehensive Context: Restoration of Wonder	p. 50
Commentary	p. 55
Response and Audience Discussion	p. 63
Epilogue	p. 103
Global Forum, Moscow, 1990	p. 111
Summit on Environment, New York, 1991	p. 116
Union of Concerned Scientists, 1992	p. 124
Earth Charter, 2000	p. 131
Catholic-Orthodox Joint Declaration, Venice, 2002	p. 143
Notes	p. 148
Basic Bibliography on Religion and Ecology	p. 155
The Institute for World Religions	p. 159
Index	p. 161
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