Kabbalah and Ecology
God's Image in the More-Than-Human World
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Judaism, Philosophy
| Author: | David Mevorach Seidenberg | ISBN: | 9781316235102 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press | Publication: | April 6, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | David Mevorach Seidenberg |
| ISBN: | 9781316235102 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Publication: | April 6, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press |
| Language: | English |
Kabbalah and Ecology is a groundbreaking book that resets the conversation about ecology and the Abrahamic traditions. David Mevorach Seidenberg challenges the anthropocentric reading of the Torah, showing that a radically different orientation to the more-than-human world of nature is not only possible, but that such an orientation also leads to a more accurate interpretation of scripture, rabbinic texts, Maimonides and Kabbalah. Deeply grounded in traditional texts and fluent with the physical sciences, this book proposes not only a new understanding of God's image but also a new direction for restoring religion to its senses and to a more alive relationship with the more-than-human, both with nature and with divinity.
Kabbalah and Ecology is a groundbreaking book that resets the conversation about ecology and the Abrahamic traditions. David Mevorach Seidenberg challenges the anthropocentric reading of the Torah, showing that a radically different orientation to the more-than-human world of nature is not only possible, but that such an orientation also leads to a more accurate interpretation of scripture, rabbinic texts, Maimonides and Kabbalah. Deeply grounded in traditional texts and fluent with the physical sciences, this book proposes not only a new understanding of God's image but also a new direction for restoring religion to its senses and to a more alive relationship with the more-than-human, both with nature and with divinity.
