Gaia's Gift: Earth, Ourselves and God after Copernicus
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| Rating | : | 4.79 (649 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0415288355 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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Former Research Fellow in Environmental Theology at Bristol University, but now best know for her pioneering work on Gaia theory and ecological ethics . Retired
'Anne Primacesi has a powerful message to deliver in her book Gaia's Gift; it is one that requires all of us to think again radically about who we are and where we have come from.' - Church Times
A Modern Synthesis Barbara Turner "Gaia's Gift" brings together many threads of modern knowledge and great issues of concern such as threats to earth integrity and unjustice between nations and individuals. These are placed in the context of a critical history of religion, especially the Judeo-Christian tradition. The organization and prose make the
Now James Lovelock's scientific understanding of the existential reality of Gaia's gift of life again raises the question of our proper place within the universe. Yet as our continuing exploitation of earth's resources and species demonstrates, we remain wedded to the theological assumption that these are there for our sole use and benefit. Gaia's Gift, the second of Anne Primavesi's explorations of human relationships with the earth, asks that we complete the ideological revolution set in motion by Copernicus and Darwin concerning human importancene. They challenged the notion of our God-given centrality within the universe and within earth's evolutionary history. It turns us decisively towards an understanding of ourselves as dependent on, rather than in control of, the whole earth community.