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The earth, humanity and God : the Templeton lectures, Cambridge, 1993

Title: The earth, humanity and God : the Templeton lectures, Cambridge, 1993 / Colin A. Russell.
Author: Russell, Colin Archibald.
Publication: London : UCL Press, 1994.

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Description

xi, 193 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits; 23 cm

Uniform Title

Templeton lectures ; 1993.

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Contents

1. Introduction -- 2. The Earth in space. From isolation to integration. From fixity to mobility. From organism to mechanism -- 3. The Earth in time. A static Earth. An Earth in decay. An Earth in equilibrium: cycles restored? An Earth of great antiquity -- 4. Fragile planet. Perils of the planet. Technological responses. Theological responses -- 5. "Hurt not the Earth" Visions of Apocalypse. Science and environmental problems. The special case of the chemical industry. The problems of nuclear technology -- 6. Foes of the Earth. Human ignorance. Human greed. Human aggression. Human arrogance -- 7. "Mother Earth?" The antiquity of "Mother Earth" Empirical justification. Return to myth? -- 8. Gaia. Self-regulating systems. The threefold meaning of Gaia. The manifold uses of Gaia -- 9. Surveying the prospects. A world perplexed: popular misgivings. A world at risk: Doomwatch scenarios? A world re-deified: return to pantheism? A world estranged: "the silent planet"? -- 10. Hope for the Earth.
Intrinsic value. Creation and restoration. Human stewardship. Divine destiny. The day of the trumpet. A new creation.

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OCLC

ocm30366583

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Columbia University Libraries