Food, Farming and Religion - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Food, Farming and Religion write by Gretel Van Wieren. This book was released on 2018-04-24. Food, Farming and Religion available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Although the religious and ethical consideration of food and eating is not a new phenomenon, the debate about food and eating today is distinctly different from most of what has preceded it in the history of Western culture. Yet the field of environmental ethics, especially religious approaches to environmental ethics, has been slow to see food and agriculture as topics worthy of analysis. This book examines how religious traditions and communities in the United States and beyond are responding to critical environmental ethical issues posed by the global food system. In particular, it looks at the responses that have developed within Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions, and shows how they relate to arguments and approaches in the broader study of food and environmental ethics. It considers topics such as land degradation and restoration, genetically modified organisms and seed consolidation, animal welfare, water use, access, pollution, and climate, and weaves consideration of human wellbeing and justice throughout. In doing so, Gretel Van Wieren proposes a model for conceptualizing agricultural and food practices in sacred terms. This book will appeal to a wide and interdisciplinary audience including those interested in environment and sustainability, food studies, ethics, and religion.
Food, Farming, and Faith
Food, Farming, and Faith - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Food, Farming, and Faith write by Gary W. Fick. This book was released on 2012-04-24. Food, Farming, and Faith available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Food, Farming, and Faith looks at agricultural sustainability and Christianity. Using scripture and science, Gary W. Fick—a Christian agricultural scientist—demonstrates that faith can inform decisions about creating, managing, even consuming our food. The book highlights such topics as food and celebration, environmental care, ecology and faith, soil and water stewardship, animal welfare, and the impact of poverty on women and our food supply. Throughout, Fick presents and discusses biblical passages that comment on these areas and provides insight from personal experiences growing up in a ranching family, in teaching sustainable agriculture, and as a scientist. Ultimately, Fick challenges the reader to think about eating more thoughtfully so that we have good food, a healthy environment, and a comfortable lifestyle all at the same time.
Religion and Sustainable Agriculture
Religion and Sustainable Agriculture - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Religion and Sustainable Agriculture write by Todd LeVasseur. This book was released on 2016-10-21. Religion and Sustainable Agriculture available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Distinct practices of eating are at the heart of many of the world's faith traditions -- from the Christian Eucharist to Muslim customs of fasting during Ramadan to the vegetarianism and asceticism practiced by some followers of Hinduism and Buddhism. What we eat, how we eat, and whom we eat with can express our core values and religious devotion more clearly than verbal piety. In this wide-ranging collection, eminent scholars, theologians, activists, and lay farmers illuminate how religious beliefs influence and are influenced by the values and practices of sustainable agriculture. Together, they analyze a multitude of agricultural practices for their contributions to healthy, ethical living and environmental justice. Throughout, the contributors address current critical issues, including global trade agreements, indigenous rights to land and seed, and the effects of postcolonialism on farming and industry. Covering indigenous, Buddhist, Hindu, Christian, Muslim, and Jewish perspectives, this groundbreaking volume makes a significant contribution to the study of ethics and agriculture.
Food and Faith
Food and Faith - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Food and Faith write by Norman Wirzba. This book was released on 2011-05-23. Food and Faith available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A comprehensive theological framework for assessing the significance of eating, demonstrating that eating is of profound economic, moral and theological significance.
Soil and Sacrament
Soil and Sacrament - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Soil and Sacrament write by Fred Bahnson. This book was released on 2013-08-06. Soil and Sacrament available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Recounts the author's experiences founding a faith-based community garden in rural North Carolina, and emphasizes how growing one's own food can help readers reconnect with the land and divine faith.
