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Sustainability and quality of life : a study on the religious worldviews, values and environmental impact of Amish, Hutterite, Franciscan and Benedictine communities / Martine Vonk.

Title
Sustainability and quality of life : a study on the religious worldviews, values and environmental impact of Amish, Hutterite, Franciscan and Benedictine communities / Martine Vonk.
Author
Vonk, Martine Anita, 1974-
Publication
Amsterdam : Buijten & Schipperheijn Motief, c2011.

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Description
301 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Summary
In dit proefschrift onderzoekt de auteur hoe kwaliteit van leven en duurzaamheid samen kunnen gaan. Zij spitst haar onderzoek toe op vier oude christelijke tradities, die alle duurzaamheid hoog in het vaandel hebben staan: Amish, Hussieten, Fransiscanen en Benedictijnen.
Alternative Title
Study on the religious worldviews, values and environmental impact of Amish, Hutterite, Franciscan and Benedictine communities
Subject
  • Amish
  • Benedictines
  • Benedictines
  • Benediktiner
  • Franciscans
  • Franciscans
  • Franziskaner
  • Human ecology > Amish
  • Human ecology > Catholic Church
  • Human ecology > Hutterian Brethren
  • Hutterer
  • Hutterian Brethren
Note
  • Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Vrije Universiteit te Amsterdam, 2011.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-261).
Language (note)
  • Summary in Dutch.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Exploring the relation between religion and sustainability -- Theoretical perspective and methodology -- Amish and the challenge of reflective change -- Hutterite worldview and communal living -- Franciscan order and the practice of poverty -- Benedictine order and the vow of stability -- Values, quality of life and sustainability.
ISBN
  • 9789058815613
  • 9058815617
OCLC
774060374
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library