Judaism and Environmental Ethics: A ReaderMartin D. Yaffe Lexington Books, 2001 - 422 pages On classical Judaism and environmental crisis Jeremy Cohen -- The Hebrew view of nature E.l. Allen -- Concepts of nature in the Hebrew Bible Jeanne Kay - The forestry of the prophets Aldo Leopold -- The agricultural and ecological symbolism of the four species of Sukkot Arthur Scheffer -- Judaism and the practice of stewardship David Ehrenfeld and Philip J. Bently -- Man and nature in the Sabbatical Year Gerald Blidstein -- Commentary on the book of Genesis, Chapter 1 Robert D. Sacks -- Our Covenant with stones : a Jewish ecology of earth Bradley Shavit Artson -- Created in the image of God : humanity and divinity in an age of enivronmentalis Lawrence Troster -- Is Gaia Jewish? finding a framework for radical ecology in traditional Judaism Eric Roseblum -- "One, walking and studying ..." : nature vs. Torah Jeremy Benstein -- Bal Tashchit : a Jewish Environmental precept Eilon Schwartz -- Contemporary problems in ethics from a Jewish perspective Hans Jonas -- The unnatural Jew Steven S. Schwarzschild Some thoughts on nature and Judaism David Ehrenfeld and Joan G. Ehrenfeld -- Comments on the unnatural Jew Jeanne Kay -- Judaism and the sanctification of nature Michael Wyschnogrod -- Judaism and nature : theological and moral issues to consider while renegotiating a Jewish relationship to the natural world Eilon Schwartz Nature's healing power, the Holocaust, and the environmental crisis Eric Katz -- Ethical issues of animal welfare in Jewish thought Ze'ev Levy -- Judaism and animal experimentation J. David Bleich -- Vegetarianism and Judaism J. David Bleich -- Sanctified eating Leon R. Kass. |
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... Christianity . Christianity had long displaced the pre - Christian , animistic view of nature , which attributed guardian spirits to particular trees , springs , streams , and hills . As a result , hu- mans ' " effective monopoly on ...
... Christianity . Christianity had long displaced the pre - Christian , animistic view of nature , which attributed guardian spirits to particular trees , springs , streams , and hills . As a result , hu- mans ' " effective monopoly on ...
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... measure the impact of [ Genesis 1:28 ] in terms of its societal function and its interpretation over time . ” 25 In other words , he gauges the text's meaning by asking what its Jewish and Christian audiences in Introduction 9.
... measure the impact of [ Genesis 1:28 ] in terms of its societal function and its interpretation over time . ” 25 In other words , he gauges the text's meaning by asking what its Jewish and Christian audiences in Introduction 9.
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... Christian commentators alike tended to draw from the divine injunction to " fill the earth and master it " the implication that humans are both godlike in their ability to exercise mastery over the earth and animal - like in their need ...
... Christian commentators alike tended to draw from the divine injunction to " fill the earth and master it " the implication that humans are both godlike in their ability to exercise mastery over the earth and animal - like in their need ...
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... Christianity ) has to say about the environment . Only if so could the Bible be accused of giving humans unrestricted " do- minion " over all animals . Ehrenfeld and Bentley find this accusation superfi- cial . They offer two quick ...
... Christianity ) has to say about the environment . Only if so could the Bible be accused of giving humans unrestricted " do- minion " over all animals . Ehrenfeld and Bentley find this accusation superfi- cial . They offer two quick ...
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... Christian view of humans after the Fall , except that it lacks any divine standards to which they might return . Even as humans ' stature is reduced in the foregoing ways , however , their power is increased phenomenally by means of ...
... Christian view of humans after the Fall , except that it lacks any divine standards to which they might return . Even as humans ' stature is reduced in the foregoing ways , however , their power is increased phenomenally by means of ...
Contents
On Classical Judaism and Environmental Crisis | 73 |
The Hebrew View of Nature | 80 |
Concepts of Nature in the Hebrew Bible | 86 |
The Forestry of the Prophets | 105 |
The Agricultural and Ecological Symbolism of the Four Species of Sukkot | 112 |
Judaism and the Practice of Stewardship | 125 |
Man and Nature in the Sabbatical Year | 136 |
Commentary on the Book of Genesis Chapter 1 | 143 |
The Philosophical Question | 265 |
The Unnatural Jew | 267 |
Some Thoughts on Nature and Judaism | 274 |
Comments on the Unnatural Jew | 274 |
Judaism and the Sanctification of Nature | 281 |
Judaism and Nature Theological and Moral Issues to Consider While Renegotiating a Jewish Relationship to the Natural World | 289 |
Natures Healing Power the Holocaust and the Environmental Crisis | 301 |
Ethical Issues of Animal Welfare in Jewish Thought | 313 |
The Ethical Question | 159 |
Our Covenant with Stones A Jewish Ecology of Earth | 161 |
Created in the Image of God Humanity and Divinity in an Age of Environmentalism | 172 |
Is Gaia Jewish? Finding a Framework for Radical Ecology in Traditional Judaism | 183 |
One Walking and Studying Nature vs Torah | 206 |
Bal Tashchit A Jewish Environmental Precept | 230 |
Contemporary Problems in Ethics from a Jewish Perspective | 250 |
Judaism and Animal Experimentation | 325 |
Vegetarianism and Judaism | 363 |
Sanctified Eating | 376 |
Bibliography | 402 |
Index | 407 |
About the Contributors | 412 |
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