Greening Paul: Rereading the Apostle in a Time of Ecological Crisis
Overview
Greening Paul, a remarkable, wide-ranging attempt to read the Pauline literature from an ecological perspective, is the first book of its kind. The authors seek to present an ethically challenging reading of Paul without subjugating the Bible to a contemporary set of ethical values. The authors craft their reading of Paul according to the cutting-edge insights of narrative criticism and tackle burning questions which assail Christians in the present ecological crisis: “Does the biblical tradition inculcate an anthropocentric worldview that gives humanity license to exploit the earth for our benefit? Does biblical eschatology imply that the earth is of only passing significance for the elect?” Greening Paul is a timely and adroit re-reading of the apostle Paul that seeks to provide a fruitful ecological vision, all the while staying true to the biblical text.
- Title: Greening Paul: Rereading the Apostle in a Time of Ecological Crisis
- Authors: David Horrell, Cherryl Hunt, Christopher Southgate
- Publisher: Baylor University Press
- Print Publication Date: 2010
- Logos Release Date: 2014
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Bible. N.T. Epistles of Paul › Criticism, interpretation, etc; Nature in the Bible; Ecotheology
- ISBNs: 9781481304962, 9781602582903, 1481304968, 1602582904
- Resource ID: LLS:GRNNGPLRRDNGPST
- Resource Type: Monograph
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