Wilderness in many parts of the globe is under considerable threat from human development. This has important ramifications not only for fauna and flora but also for human well-being. Wilderness in the Bible addresses this ecological crisis from a biblical and theological perspective. It first establishes the context of a biblical study of wilderness and then passes to an analysis of the attitudes towards in the canonical biblical record. This provides the biblical basis for the development of a theology of wilderness for the twenty-first century. The Australian wilderness is taken as an illuminating case study.
| ISBN: | 9780820471389 |
| Publication date: | 28th July 2004 |
| Author: | Robert Barry Leal |
| Publisher: | Peter Lang an imprint of Lang, Peter, Publishing Inc. |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 357 pages |
| Series: | Studies in Biblical Literature |
| Genres: |
Religious ethics Old Testaments New Testaments Conservation of the environment Conservation of wildlife and habitats |