Earth-honoring Faith: Religious Ethics in a New Key, by Larry L. Rasmussen
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Grand Winner of the 2014 Nautilus Book AwardsThoughtful observers agree that the planetary crisis we now face-climate change; species extinction; the destruction of entire ecosystems; the urgent need for a more just economic-political order-is pushing human civilization to a radical turning point: change or perish. But precisely how to change remains an open question.In Earth-honoring Faith, Larry Rasmussen answers that question with a dramatically new way of thinking about human society, ethics, and the ongoing health of our planet. Rejecting the modern assumption that morality applies to human society alone, Rasmussen insists that we must derive a spiritual and ecological ethic that accounts for the well-being of all creation, as well as the primal elements upon which it depends: earth, air, fire, water, and sunlight. He argues that good science, necessary as it is, will not be enough to inspire fundamental change. We must draw on religious resources as well to make the difficult transition from an industrial-technological age obsessed with consumption to an ecological age that restores wise stewardship of all life. Earth-honoring Faith advocates an alliance of spirituality and ecology, in which the material requirements for planetary life are reconciled with deep traditions of spirituality across religions, traditions that include mysticism, sacramentalism, prophetic practices, asceticism, and the cultivation of wisdom. It is these shared spiritual practices that can produce a chorus of world faiths to counter the consumerism, utilitarianism, alienation, oppression, and folly that have pushed us to the brink.Written with passionate commitment and deep insight, Earth-honoring Faith reminds us that we must live in the present with the knowledge that the eyes of future generations will look back at us.
Earth-honoring Faith: Religious Ethics in a New Key, by Larry L. Rasmussen - Amazon Sales Rank: #1112138 in Books
- Published on: 2015-05-01
- Released on: 2015-05-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 6.00" h x 1.40" w x 9.10" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 480 pages
Earth-honoring Faith: Religious Ethics in a New Key, by Larry L. Rasmussen Review "In many ways Earth-Honoring Faith resembles an intricate, colorful song played by a vast collection of deft instrumentalists. Rasmussen is a master at tying together a large number of resources and perspectives, each carefully tuned to play the right notes. Persuasively, even lyrically, he has assembled a grand orchestra to inspire deep reflection and animate meaningful practice." --The Christian Century
"This book is important, timely, sorely needed and deeply prophetic- delivering a hard, truthful indictment of the world as it is, but also suggesting visionary, hopeful Earth-honoring ways forward... yes, you should, you need , to read this." --Journal of Lutheran Ethics
"Larry Rasmussen has once again penned a masterwork uniting ecological ethics and religious practices broadly envisioned. If the Earth is to survive, ethical theory and spiritual praxis are equally vital. Science informs. Religions motivat. A transformation combining these concepts is urgently needed at this moment in time on our planet." --Catholic Books Review
"He [Rasmussen] writes extremely well, with elegance and eloquence, and weaves poetry, narrative, and personal stories into a tapestry informed by keen ethical insight and analysis. His treatment of power relations in the economy and of consumerism is masterful. This book is a must for anyone interested in the environment who is not willing to settle for lazy aphorisms and superficial panaceas." --CHOICE
"This book is a tour-de-force, bringing together theological reflection and ethical persuasion to argue for the transformation of religions into their ecological phase. Larry Rasmussen is eloquent, comprehensive, and compelling in his articulation of a vision that is sorely needed for our emerging Earth Community."--Mary Evelyn Tucker, Co-Director of the Forum on Religion and Ecology, Yale University
"Larry Rasmussen's new work on religious ethics moves from a lyrical homage to the sacred web of life to a searing indictment of the utilitarian use of nature by both capitalist and socialist industrialization. Drawing on mystical, prophetic, and wisdom traditions, Rasmussen shows that a paradigm shift to an ecologically conscious civilization is possible. Inspired by local communities, an earth-honoring faith becomes a song of songs."--Aruna Gnanadason, author of Listen to the Women, Listen to the Earth
"Rasmussen argues persuasively that religion needs to stop perceiving nature as the stage for the human salvation drama and view it instead as the locus for experience of the divine. His scholarship is impeccable and his ability to weave together insights from various fields and scholars is exemplary. Earth-honoring Faith is a grand intellectual endeavor that reflects interdisciplinary thinking at its best."--Jim Martin-Schramm, Professor of Religion, Luther College
"By writing so lyrically and in open conversation with so many others struggling to create language for this civilizational transition, Larry Rasmussen shows the awkwardness of inherited language and ideas for discussing the new moral world that humanity needs to learn to inhabit. He demonstrates how to make sense of ancient moral traditions in a new context, and how to bend them into a new imagination of the world. This book is a serious contribution to religious ethics. It will be appreciated not only by scholars in the field but by many thinking readers worried about sustainability crises and looking for cultural resources to reshape our shared moral imagination."--Willis Jenkins, author of Ecologies of Grace
About the Author Larry L. Rasmussen is Reinhold Niebuhr Professor Emeritus of Social Ethics, Union Theological Seminary and winner of the 1997 Grawemeyer Award in Religion. He is the author of Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Reality and Resistance and the co-editor of Earth Habitat: New Dimensions of Church and Community in Creation.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful. A Treasure of Wisdom and Understanding By John Mustol Earth-honoring Faith is a complex and far-ranging book. I, a theology student, have read through it once, read certain parts a second time, and studied other parts. Still I have not yet begun to mine the riches that the book offers to us human inhabitants of planet earth. I have much work yet to do with this book. But still for those who would read through it only once or even those who would use it merely for reference (the index is fairly good), it is an excellent resource.In his earlier book, Earth Community Earth Ethics (1996) Rasmussen set down his vital thesis: namely, that we are part of a larger community-the Earth Community, and we must live accordingly-Earth Ethics. In Earth-honoring Faith, he develops this thesis further, accessing multiple sources, religious, scientific, popular, and otherwise. Like the prophets of old, Rasmussen sees the manifold ecological dangers that, given our current worldview and way of life, are lurking on the horizon, and he urgently calls us to engage in the prodigious task of "a seismic shift in [our] moral universe and in our industrial/postindustrial way of life. It is a shift from the encapsulated human self and human society to the ecosphere as center, boundary, and subject; from human justice to creation justice; and from my bounded human community to the unbounded community of all life" (p. 193). We must undertake "the re-moralization of the landscape (deBuys) . . . the collective religious and cultural task as people struggle to find a new identity while caught in the throes of death and renewal. Singing the Lord's song in a strange land, treating each locale as a sacred trust worthy of well-being, [developing] a sense of place that, like wisdom itself, continually listens to and learns from nature" (p. 354). This is Rasmussen's argument in this book, and a profoundly important one it is if we humans want to persist as residents of this amazing planet.Rasmussen is a superb writer. His distinctive prose style is creative and artful-always pleasing and, at times, brilliant. His historical discussion of the emergence and development of modern techno-industrial society (pp. 166-74) is the best I have ever read. His moral imagination and creativity is fertile and expansive. Throughout the book one is repeatedly startled at the insights Rasmussen offers. Evangelicals like myself may find his apparent pluralism offputting, but, as he says, he, a Christian, is trying to "study together" with other faiths (p. 368). We evangelicals must not let this get in the way of "studying together" with him in this book. There is too much treasure to be missed.I am a mere student of theology with limited knowledge, but I cannot recommend this book highly enough. Everyone ought to read it - everyone. It is, perhaps, one of those books, and Rasmussen is perhaps one of those people, to which, a hundred years from now, humans will look back and remark on their wisdom and prescience. As we say today about the ancient prophets, people will then say of Rasmussen, "Why didn't more people listen to him?"A proverb says, "How much better it is to get wisdom than gold, to get understanding than silver" (16:16). This book is a treasure of wisdom and understanding. It's expensive (gold and silver), but it is more than worth it. Buy it and and read it-now.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Living life without destroying our planet By Hawaiian Cooks A longer review will follow. The bottom line is that this book should be required reading for anyone who cares about the future of our planet as a habitable place for humanity. While the book is written by a Christian theologian and ethicist, it will almost certainly appeal to those of almost any faith community. Prof. Larry Rasmussen is extraordinarily well versed in many of the world religious traditions and writes from the perspective that all faith communities have an inherent ethic to honor and care for the Earth. The only minor issues I had while reading this book are 1) that it is a bit wordy at times and 2) from my perspective as a research scientist, some technical subjects are presented in an overly simplistic fashion without at least acknowledging the complexity of the issues. Bottom line, a powerful and thought provoking book.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. A Challenging and Revolutionary Approach to Ethics for the 21st Century and Beyond By Thomas Martinez This is a very important book by one of today's leading Christian Ethicist. Professor Larry Rasmussen, The Reinhold Niebuhr Professor Emeritus of Social Ethics at Union Theological Seminary, draws on the accumulated wisdom of Western Religion and the insights brimming from the lives of social visionaries such as Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr. and Vaclav Havel. In so doing Rasmussen compelling makes the case that we are living in an age that requires revolutionary changes in our understanding of humanity's place within the vast and wondrous tapestry of creation. This is a sweeping masterpiece that gleans a lifetime of scholarship, offering fresh insights, liturgical resources (the section on water reads like poetry), and what Walter Brueggemann has dubbed Prophetic Imagination. This book calls for a new ethic and supplies us with the building blocks for creating just that.
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