Loving God's wildness : the Christian roots of ecological ethics in American literature /
Bilbro, Jeffrey.
Loving God's wildness : the Christian roots of ecological ethics in American literature / Jeffrey Bilbro. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Acknowledgments; 1. Rediscovering the Roots: Learning to be Priests in God's Wild Temple; 2. "Watching for the Glory of God": Thoreau's Adaptations of Puritan History and Natural Philosophy; 3. Preserving "God's Wildness" for Redemptive Baptism: Muir and Disciples of Christ Theology; 4. "Lost and Saved in a Garden": Cather's Marian Restoration of Ecological Community; 5. "The Way of Love": Berry's Vision of Work in the Kingdom of God; Conclusion: Untangling the Roots; Notes; Works Cited; Index.
When the Puritans arrived in the New World to carry out the colonization they saw as divinely mandated, they were confronted by the American wilderness. Part of their theology led them to view the natural environment as "a temple of God" in which they should glorify and serve its creator. The larger prevailing theological view, however, saw this vast continent as "the Devil's Territories" needing to be conquered and cultivated for God's Kingdom. These contradictory designations gave rise to an ambivalence regarding the character of this land and humanity's proper relation to it. Loving God's W.
English.
9780817388010 081738801X
1977969 Proquest Ebook Central
American literature--History and criticism.
Ecology in literature.
Christian ethics in literature.
Environmental protection in literature.
Ecocriticism--United States.
English.
Languages & Literatures.
American Literature.
Environnement--Protection, dans la littérature.
Écocritique--États-Unis.
LITERARY CRITICISM--American--General.
American literature
Christian ethics in literature
Ecocriticism
Ecology in literature
Environmental protection in literature
United States
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
PS169.E25 / B55 2015eb
810.9/355
Loving God's wildness : the Christian roots of ecological ethics in American literature / Jeffrey Bilbro. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Acknowledgments; 1. Rediscovering the Roots: Learning to be Priests in God's Wild Temple; 2. "Watching for the Glory of God": Thoreau's Adaptations of Puritan History and Natural Philosophy; 3. Preserving "God's Wildness" for Redemptive Baptism: Muir and Disciples of Christ Theology; 4. "Lost and Saved in a Garden": Cather's Marian Restoration of Ecological Community; 5. "The Way of Love": Berry's Vision of Work in the Kingdom of God; Conclusion: Untangling the Roots; Notes; Works Cited; Index.
When the Puritans arrived in the New World to carry out the colonization they saw as divinely mandated, they were confronted by the American wilderness. Part of their theology led them to view the natural environment as "a temple of God" in which they should glorify and serve its creator. The larger prevailing theological view, however, saw this vast continent as "the Devil's Territories" needing to be conquered and cultivated for God's Kingdom. These contradictory designations gave rise to an ambivalence regarding the character of this land and humanity's proper relation to it. Loving God's W.
English.
9780817388010 081738801X
1977969 Proquest Ebook Central
American literature--History and criticism.
Ecology in literature.
Christian ethics in literature.
Environmental protection in literature.
Ecocriticism--United States.
English.
Languages & Literatures.
American Literature.
Environnement--Protection, dans la littérature.
Écocritique--États-Unis.
LITERARY CRITICISM--American--General.
American literature
Christian ethics in literature
Ecocriticism
Ecology in literature
Environmental protection in literature
United States
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
PS169.E25 / B55 2015eb
810.9/355