Loving Scripture and Nature
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1558/jsrnc.v3i2.247Keywords:
Biodiversity, canon, narrative, scriptureAbstract
Against James Nash’s proposal that scripture has no regard for biodiversity or untamed nature I propose that on the contrary scripture contains a rich narrative of ecological respect and restoration. Nash fails to see this because he reads scripture along the lines of the now discredited form critical approach to the Bible. When scripture is read as canon it speaks clearly of human duties to care for otherkind, and to respect a cosmic covenant between Creator and all creatures.References
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Childs, Brevard. 1979. The Old Testament as Scripture (Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress Press).
Collar, Nigel J. 2003. ‘Beyond Value: Biodiversity and the Freedom of the Mind’, Global Ecology and Biogeography 12: 265-69. doi:10.1046/j.1466-822X.2003.00034.x.
Daneel, Martinus L. 2001. African Earthkeepers: Wholistic Interfaith Mission (Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books).
Davis, Ellen. 2008. Scripture, Culture and Agriculture: An Agrarian Reading of the Bible (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press).
Evangelical Climate Initiative. 2006. Climate Change: An Evangelical Call to Action (Suwanee, GA: Christians and Climate).
Frei, Hans. 1974. The Eclipse of Biblical Narrative: A Study in Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Hermeneutics (New Haven: Yale University Press).
Grant, Robert, and David Tracy. 1984. A Short History of the Interpretation of the Bible (Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress Press).
Hauerwas, Stanley. 1984. The Peaceable Kingdom: A Primer in Christian Ethics (London: SCM Press).
Hiebert, Theodore. 1996. The Yahwist Landscape: Nature and Religion in Early Israel (Oxford: Oxford University Press).
Hume, David. 1777. An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding (Edinburgh: John Murray).
Kant, Immanuel. 1785. The Metaphysics of Morals (Eng. trans.; London: Dent).
Lindbeck, George. 1984. The Nature of Doctrine: Religion and Theology in a Postliberal Age (Philadelphia: Westminster/John Knox Press).
Mangunjaya, Fachruddin M. 2007. Menanam Sebulum Kiamat: Islam, Ekologi dan Gerakan Lingkungan (Hidup, Jakarta: Yayasan Obor Indonesia).
Murray, Robert. 1992. The Cosmic Covenant: Biblical Themes of Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation (London: Sheed & Ward).
Northcott, Michael. 1996. The Environment and Christian Ethics (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press).
________. 2005. ‘Wilderness, Religion and Ecological Restoration in a Scottish Landscape’, Ecotheology 10.3: 382-99. doi:10.1558/ecot.2005.10.3.382.
Palmer, Martin. 2008. Alliance of Religions and Conservation (Bath: ARC Press).
Taylor, Charles. 2008. A Secular Age (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press).
Published
2009-07-22
Issue
Section
CLOSED - Special Issue: Christianity, Nature, Scripture and Ethics
How to Cite
Northcott, M. (2009). Loving Scripture and Nature. Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture, 3(2), 247-253. https://doi.org/10.1558/jsrnc.v3i2.247
