A Spirituality of Resistance

Finding a Peaceful Heart and Protecting the Earth

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Roger S Gottlieb

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Here, the author uses a range of resources to portray a spiritual path keyed to caring for the earth. This personal book speaks to anyone who has ever wondered how to be happy when there is so much suffering in the world - anyone who seeks a peaceful heart in a dark time. Its combination of spiritual insight, political commitment and environmental knowledge reveals the deep ties between spiritual aspiration and ecological activism; and makes a critical contribution to both environmentalism and religious studies. Gottlieg begins by describing the gifts which spirituality offers and how those gifts cannot be realised if we flee into avoidance or denial in the face of ecological peril. In a comparison between the Holocaust and the environmental crisis, he shows how a psychic dependence on "work" can lead us - evan against our wills - to take part in genocide or ecocide. Addressing questions about our obligations to the earth, he deepens our understanding of what it is to live an "environmentally correct" life and what we really mean by "nature". Finally, by connecting perso0nal fulfillment to social activism, he shows how a truly peaceful heart is only possible if we devote some of our energies to resisting the forces of destruction.

Author Biography:

Roger S. Gottlieb is professor of philosophy at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and the author or editor of a dozen books on politics, religion, philosophy, and environmentalism.

Release date NZ

June 18th, 2003

Author

Roger S Gottlieb

Audiences

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Undergraduate

Pages

224

Dimensions

149x228x14

ISBN-13

9780742532830

Product ID

1813681

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