Wilderness In The Bible
Subtitle: Toward A Theology Of Wilderness (Studies in Biblical Literature)
Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing
Published: August 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 357
ISBN-13: 9780820471389
Subjects: Biblical studies, criticism & exegesis; Religion & Beliefs; Wild animals; Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - General; Christian Theology - General; History; Bible - Study - General; Wildlife; Religion; Religion - Commentaries / Reference; Biblical teaching; Wilderness (Theology)
Description: "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 toward wilderness 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 a case study."--BOOK JACKET.