Teaching Environmental Activism and Ecological Hermeneutics
This article argues that ecological hermeneutics, when taught in the biblical studies classroom, needs to draw on its roots in environmental activism. It recommends prioritising the urgency of the contemporary crisis alongside activist ways to respond to it over the teaching of the history and metho...
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| description | This article argues that ecological hermeneutics, when taught in the biblical studies classroom, needs to draw on its roots in environmental activism. It recommends prioritising the urgency of the contemporary crisis alongside activist ways to respond to it over the teaching of the history and methodology of this approach. Singling out two topics, overpopulation and extinction of species, the article provides suggestions for resources on how to focus such teaching. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8ea47e8cc9e24005887e32cae9e8de962022-12-21T23:38:10ZengUniversity of SheffieldJournal for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies2633-06952020-01-0121668010.17613/b08n-b697Teaching Environmental Activism and Ecological HermeneuticsR. B. HamonThis article argues that ecological hermeneutics, when taught in the biblical studies classroom, needs to draw on its roots in environmental activism. It recommends prioritising the urgency of the contemporary crisis alongside activist ways to respond to it over the teaching of the history and methodology of this approach. Singling out two topics, overpopulation and extinction of species, the article provides suggestions for resources on how to focus such teaching.https://hcommons.org/deposits/view/hc:32438/CONTENT/5-hamon-environmental.pdf/environmental activismecological hermeneuticsenvironmental humanitiespedagogy |
| spellingShingle | R. B. Hamon Teaching Environmental Activism and Ecological Hermeneutics Journal for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies environmental activism ecological hermeneutics environmental humanities pedagogy |
| title | Teaching Environmental Activism and Ecological Hermeneutics |
| title_full | Teaching Environmental Activism and Ecological Hermeneutics |
| title_fullStr | Teaching Environmental Activism and Ecological Hermeneutics |
| title_full_unstemmed | Teaching Environmental Activism and Ecological Hermeneutics |
| title_short | Teaching Environmental Activism and Ecological Hermeneutics |
| title_sort | teaching environmental activism and ecological hermeneutics |
| topic | environmental activism ecological hermeneutics environmental humanities pedagogy |
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