Spirit of the Environment

Spirit of the Environmentbrings spiritual and religious concerns to environmental issues. Providing a much needed alternative to exploring human beings' relationship to the natural world through the restrictive lenses of 'science', 'ecology', or even 'morality', this book offers a fresh perspective to the fieldSpirit of the Enironmentaddresses * the environmental attitudes of the major religions * the relationship between art and nature * the Gaia hypothesis * the non-instrumental values which have inspired environmental concern Contributors range from a variety of disciplines including philosophy, comparative religion, education and social anthropology, providing students with an intriguing survey on the role that spirituality and religion play in nature This is a vital collection for those eager to examine the relationship between the spiritual and the environment.