This book examines the theology and ethics of land use through critical biblical exegesis. It explores the biblical writers' pervasive concern for the care of arable land as a central religious obligation. Davis creates a conversation between ancient texts and contemporary agrarian writers, providing a fresh theological perspective on a contemporary problem.
This book examines the theology and ethics of land use through critical biblical exegesis. It explores the biblical writers' pervasive concern for the care of arable land as a central religious obligation. Davis creates a conversation between ancient texts and contemporary agrarian writers, providing a fresh theological perspective on a contemporary problem.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Ellen F. Davis is Professor of Bible and Practical Theology at Duke Divinity School. She has previously taught at Union Theological Seminary, Yale Divinity School, and Virginia Theological Seminary. She is the author of eight books, most recently Wondrous Depth: Old Testament Preaching (2005) and Getting Involved with God (2001). A lay Episcopalian, Davis is a member of the Archbishop of Canterbury's Building Bridges Seminar.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction 1. Rupture and re-membering 2. Reading the Bible through agrarian eyes 3. Seeing with God: Israel's poem of creation 4. Leaving Egypt behind: embracing the wilderness economy 5. A wholesome materiality: reading Leviticus 6. Covenantal economics: the biblical case for a local economy 7. Running on poetry: the agrarian prophets 8. Wisdom or sloth? The character of work 9. The faithful city.
Introduction 1. Rupture and re-membering 2. Reading the Bible through agrarian eyes 3. Seeing with God: Israel's poem of creation 4. Leaving Egypt behind: embracing the wilderness economy 5. A wholesome materiality: reading Leviticus 6. Covenantal economics: the biblical case for a local economy 7. Running on poetry: the agrarian prophets 8. Wisdom or sloth? The character of work 9. The faithful city.
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