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Exploring Earthiness

by Anne Primavesi
Hardcover |English |1498215831 | 9781498215831

Exploring Earthiness

by Anne Primavesi
Hardcover |English |1498215831 | 9781498215831
Overview

If we see ourselves as Earth rather than Earth as existing for us our perspective is transformed. A variety of religious, philosophical, cultural, and political self-perceptions that dominate our sense of human identity are deeply challenged by this shift in perspective. John Locke's doctrine of Earth as human ""property"" has been central to current presuppositions about our selves: justified on the grounds of our possessing unique, divinely bestowed, rational abilities. But today, the effects of that doctrine on Earth's resource base and on its other-than-human creatures directly challenge such assumptions. At the same time contemporary scientific findings about the evolution of earthly life demonstrate that while we belong to Earth and nowhere else, Earth does not belong to us. Exploring this role reversal raises fundamental questions about current theological, philosophical, scientific, and economic presuppositions that underpin the ""business as usual"" viewpoint and human-centered aims of contemporary policies and lifestyles. It takes us beyond hierarchical Christian and philosophical doctrines toward a deeper, Earth-focused and peace-based understanding of what it means to be human today. ""Exploring Earthiness is an inspiring call for a fundamental change in how we relate with the ecology and spirit of our planet. At its core, Anne Primavesi asks us to shift from the dying, yet pervasive, worldview that nature belongs to humanity and move toward a sense of ourselves as people who come from the soil, air, and water of our home: Earth. A sustainable future for human and more-than-human communities requires nothing less."" --Tim Leduc, author of Climate, Culture, Change: Inuit and Western Dialogues with a Warming North ""With relentless clarity Anne Primavesi bares the historical, cultural, and religious roots of our ecological crisis. . . . Increasing injustice as well as climatic and other dangerous global change reveal the inescapable need to scrutinize and transform our human self-understanding, and to disabuse us from the fatal misconception of owning the earth. With critical acuteness . . . she encourages us to convert this insight into alternative, sustainable life and thought styles."" --Sigurd Bergmann, Founder, European Forum for the Study of Religion and the Environment ""The earth is one, a living entity. Our survival as a species depends on earth's well-being, yet today the devastating global impact of human consumption threatens all life on earth. In this brilliant analysis, Anne Primavesi exposes the mental categories that undergird and justify the Western anthropocentric worldview, arguing persuasively for the need to embrace rather than transcend our earthliness. This is a critically needed book to change minds."" --Dan Spencer, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, University of Montana ""Anne Primavesi has written an important, thoughtful, and timely book. . . . Our context as thinking creatures does not give us justification for thinking ourselves apart from the planet, but rather [it] urges us to think about how our thoughts emerge from the planetary community and return to affect that community. Primavesi helps us think about our 'earthiness' as bodies among other bodies on an evolving, living planet."" --Whitney Bauman, Assistant Professor of Religion and Science, Florida International University ""Another gem! Anne Primavesi's gift is her ability to show us how and where our thinking about our relationship with earth went wrong. In this new book she helps us see that the earth is not our property to use and exploit. She reminds us we are earthlings, whose destiny is intimately connected to the health of a living earth."" --Carol P. Christ, author of She Who Changes and Green Party Candidate, Greece Anne Primavesi is presently a Fellow of the Westar Institute and Jesus Seminar, Willamette University, Salem, Oregon, and has authored Sacred Gaia (2000); Gaia's Gift (2003); Making God L
ISBN: 1498215831
ISBN13: 9781498215831
Author: Anne Primavesi
Publisher: Wipf and Stock
Format: Hardcover
PublicationDate: 2013-07-17
Language: English
PageCount: 178
Dimensions: 5.98 x 0.56 x 9.02 inches
Weight: 15.2 ounces

If we see ourselves as Earth rather than Earth as existing for us our perspective is transformed. A variety of religious, philosophical, cultural, and political self-perceptions that dominate our sense of human identity are deeply challenged by this shift in perspective. John Locke's doctrine of Earth as human ""property"" has been central to current presuppositions about our selves: justified on the grounds of our possessing unique, divinely bestowed, rational abilities. But today, the effects of that doctrine on Earth's resource base and on its other-than-human creatures directly challenge such assumptions. At the same time contemporary scientific findings about the evolution of earthly life demonstrate that while we belong to Earth and nowhere else, Earth does not belong to us. Exploring this role reversal raises fundamental questions about current theological, philosophical, scientific, and economic presuppositions that underpin the ""business as usual"" viewpoint and human-centered aims of contemporary policies and lifestyles. It takes us beyond hierarchical Christian and philosophical doctrines toward a deeper, Earth-focused and peace-based understanding of what it means to be human today. ""Exploring Earthiness is an inspiring call for a fundamental change in how we relate with the ecology and spirit of our planet. At its core, Anne Primavesi asks us to shift from the dying, yet pervasive, worldview that nature belongs to humanity and move toward a sense of ourselves as people who come from the soil, air, and water of our home: Earth. A sustainable future for human and more-than-human communities requires nothing less."" --Tim Leduc, author of Climate, Culture, Change: Inuit and Western Dialogues with a Warming North ""With relentless clarity Anne Primavesi bares the historical, cultural, and religious roots of our ecological crisis. . . . Increasing injustice as well as climatic and other dangerous global change reveal the inescapable need to scrutinize and transform our human self-understanding, and to disabuse us from the fatal misconception of owning the earth. With critical acuteness . . . she encourages us to convert this insight into alternative, sustainable life and thought styles."" --Sigurd Bergmann, Founder, European Forum for the Study of Religion and the Environment ""The earth is one, a living entity. Our survival as a species depends on earth's well-being, yet today the devastating global impact of human consumption threatens all life on earth. In this brilliant analysis, Anne Primavesi exposes the mental categories that undergird and justify the Western anthropocentric worldview, arguing persuasively for the need to embrace rather than transcend our earthliness. This is a critically needed book to change minds."" --Dan Spencer, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, University of Montana ""Anne Primavesi has written an important, thoughtful, and timely book. . . . Our context as thinking creatures does not give us justification for thinking ourselves apart from the planet, but rather [it] urges us to think about how our thoughts emerge from the planetary community and return to affect that community. Primavesi helps us think about our 'earthiness' as bodies among other bodies on an evolving, living planet."" --Whitney Bauman, Assistant Professor of Religion and Science, Florida International University ""Another gem! Anne Primavesi's gift is her ability to show us how and where our thinking about our relationship with earth went wrong. In this new book she helps us see that the earth is not our property to use and exploit. She reminds us we are earthlings, whose destiny is intimately connected to the health of a living earth."" --Carol P. Christ, author of She Who Changes and Green Party Candidate, Greece Anne Primavesi is presently a Fellow of the Westar Institute and Jesus Seminar, Willamette University, Salem, Oregon, and has authored Sacred Gaia (2000); Gaia's Gift (2003); Making God L

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Overview

If we see ourselves as Earth rather than Earth as existing for us our perspective is transformed. A variety of religious, philosophical, cultural, and political self-perceptions that dominate our sense of human identity are deeply challenged by this shift in perspective. John Locke's doctrine of Earth as human ""property"" has been central to current presuppositions about our selves: justified on the grounds of our possessing unique, divinely bestowed, rational abilities. But today, the effects of that doctrine on Earth's resource base and on its other-than-human creatures directly challenge such assumptions. At the same time contemporary scientific findings about the evolution of earthly life demonstrate that while we belong to Earth and nowhere else, Earth does not belong to us. Exploring this role reversal raises fundamental questions about current theological, philosophical, scientific, and economic presuppositions that underpin the ""business as usual"" viewpoint and human-centered aims of contemporary policies and lifestyles. It takes us beyond hierarchical Christian and philosophical doctrines toward a deeper, Earth-focused and peace-based understanding of what it means to be human today. ""Exploring Earthiness is an inspiring call for a fundamental change in how we relate with the ecology and spirit of our planet. At its core, Anne Primavesi asks us to shift from the dying, yet pervasive, worldview that nature belongs to humanity and move toward a sense of ourselves as people who come from the soil, air, and water of our home: Earth. A sustainable future for human and more-than-human communities requires nothing less."" --Tim Leduc, author of Climate, Culture, Change: Inuit and Western Dialogues with a Warming North ""With relentless clarity Anne Primavesi bares the historical, cultural, and religious roots of our ecological crisis. . . . Increasing injustice as well as climatic and other dangerous global change reveal the inescapable need to scrutinize and transform our human self-understanding, and to disabuse us from the fatal misconception of owning the earth. With critical acuteness . . . she encourages us to convert this insight into alternative, sustainable life and thought styles."" --Sigurd Bergmann, Founder, European Forum for the Study of Religion and the Environment ""The earth is one, a living entity. Our survival as a species depends on earth's well-being, yet today the devastating global impact of human consumption threatens all life on earth. In this brilliant analysis, Anne Primavesi exposes the mental categories that undergird and justify the Western anthropocentric worldview, arguing persuasively for the need to embrace rather than transcend our earthliness. This is a critically needed book to change minds."" --Dan Spencer, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, University of Montana ""Anne Primavesi has written an important, thoughtful, and timely book. . . . Our context as thinking creatures does not give us justification for thinking ourselves apart from the planet, but rather [it] urges us to think about how our thoughts emerge from the planetary community and return to affect that community. Primavesi helps us think about our 'earthiness' as bodies among other bodies on an evolving, living planet."" --Whitney Bauman, Assistant Professor of Religion and Science, Florida International University ""Another gem! Anne Primavesi's gift is her ability to show us how and where our thinking about our relationship with earth went wrong. In this new book she helps us see that the earth is not our property to use and exploit. She reminds us we are earthlings, whose destiny is intimately connected to the health of a living earth."" --Carol P. Christ, author of She Who Changes and Green Party Candidate, Greece Anne Primavesi is presently a Fellow of the Westar Institute and Jesus Seminar, Willamette University, Salem, Oregon, and has authored Sacred Gaia (2000); Gaia's Gift (2003); Making God L
ISBN: 1498215831
ISBN13: 9781498215831
Author: Anne Primavesi
Publisher: Wipf and Stock
Format: Hardcover
PublicationDate: 2013-07-17
Language: English
PageCount: 178
Dimensions: 5.98 x 0.56 x 9.02 inches
Weight: 15.2 ounces

If we see ourselves as Earth rather than Earth as existing for us our perspective is transformed. A variety of religious, philosophical, cultural, and political self-perceptions that dominate our sense of human identity are deeply challenged by this shift in perspective. John Locke's doctrine of Earth as human ""property"" has been central to current presuppositions about our selves: justified on the grounds of our possessing unique, divinely bestowed, rational abilities. But today, the effects of that doctrine on Earth's resource base and on its other-than-human creatures directly challenge such assumptions. At the same time contemporary scientific findings about the evolution of earthly life demonstrate that while we belong to Earth and nowhere else, Earth does not belong to us. Exploring this role reversal raises fundamental questions about current theological, philosophical, scientific, and economic presuppositions that underpin the ""business as usual"" viewpoint and human-centered aims of contemporary policies and lifestyles. It takes us beyond hierarchical Christian and philosophical doctrines toward a deeper, Earth-focused and peace-based understanding of what it means to be human today. ""Exploring Earthiness is an inspiring call for a fundamental change in how we relate with the ecology and spirit of our planet. At its core, Anne Primavesi asks us to shift from the dying, yet pervasive, worldview that nature belongs to humanity and move toward a sense of ourselves as people who come from the soil, air, and water of our home: Earth. A sustainable future for human and more-than-human communities requires nothing less."" --Tim Leduc, author of Climate, Culture, Change: Inuit and Western Dialogues with a Warming North ""With relentless clarity Anne Primavesi bares the historical, cultural, and religious roots of our ecological crisis. . . . Increasing injustice as well as climatic and other dangerous global change reveal the inescapable need to scrutinize and transform our human self-understanding, and to disabuse us from the fatal misconception of owning the earth. With critical acuteness . . . she encourages us to convert this insight into alternative, sustainable life and thought styles."" --Sigurd Bergmann, Founder, European Forum for the Study of Religion and the Environment ""The earth is one, a living entity. Our survival as a species depends on earth's well-being, yet today the devastating global impact of human consumption threatens all life on earth. In this brilliant analysis, Anne Primavesi exposes the mental categories that undergird and justify the Western anthropocentric worldview, arguing persuasively for the need to embrace rather than transcend our earthliness. This is a critically needed book to change minds."" --Dan Spencer, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, University of Montana ""Anne Primavesi has written an important, thoughtful, and timely book. . . . Our context as thinking creatures does not give us justification for thinking ourselves apart from the planet, but rather [it] urges us to think about how our thoughts emerge from the planetary community and return to affect that community. Primavesi helps us think about our 'earthiness' as bodies among other bodies on an evolving, living planet."" --Whitney Bauman, Assistant Professor of Religion and Science, Florida International University ""Another gem! Anne Primavesi's gift is her ability to show us how and where our thinking about our relationship with earth went wrong. In this new book she helps us see that the earth is not our property to use and exploit. She reminds us we are earthlings, whose destiny is intimately connected to the health of a living earth."" --Carol P. Christ, author of She Who Changes and Green Party Candidate, Greece Anne Primavesi is presently a Fellow of the Westar Institute and Jesus Seminar, Willamette University, Salem, Oregon, and has authored Sacred Gaia (2000); Gaia's Gift (2003); Making God L

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  • Packages are shipped from Monday to Friday.
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Estimated delivery times:

  • Standard Shipping: 5-8 business days
  • Expedited Shipping: 3-5 business days

Shipping method varies depending on what is being shipped.  

Tracking
All orders are shipped with a tracking number. Once your order has left our warehouse, a confirmation e-mail with a tracking number will be sent to you. You will be able to track your package at all times. 

Damaged Parcel
If your package has been delivered in a PO Box, please note that we are not responsible for any damage that may result (consequences of extreme temperatures, theft, etc.). 

If you have any questions regarding shipping or want to know about the status of an order, please contact us or email to support@stevensbooks.com.

You may return most items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund.

To be eligible for a return, your item must be unused and in the same condition that you received it. It must also be in the original packaging.

Several types of goods are exempt from being returned. Perishable goods such as food, flowers, newspapers or magazines cannot be returned. We also do not accept products that are intimate or sanitary goods, hazardous materials, or flammable liquids or gases.

Additional non-returnable items:

  • Gift cards
  • Downloadable software products
  • Some health and personal care items

To complete your return, we require a tracking number, which shows the items which you already returned to us.
There are certain situations where only partial refunds are granted (if applicable)

  • Book with obvious signs of use
  • CD, DVD, VHS tape, software, video game, cassette tape, or vinyl record that has been opened
  • Any item not in its original condition, is damaged or missing parts for reasons not due to our error
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Items returned to us as a result of our error will receive a full refund,some returns may be subject to a restocking fee of 7% of the total item price, please contact a customer care team member to see if your return is subject. Returns that arrived on time and were as described are subject to a restocking fee.

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If you need to return an item, please Contact Us with your order number and details about the product you would like to return. We will respond quickly with instructions for how to return items from your order.


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