{"product_id":"toward-a-holy-ecology-9781958972205","title":"Toward a Holy Ecology","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eSong of Songs\u003c\/i\u003e is among the most accessible of all biblical books. It is also the most deeply ecological text of the canon, yet few people are aware of the \u003ci\u003eSong’s\u003c\/i\u003e ecological message. The intention of \u003ci\u003eToward a Holy Ecology: Reading the Song of Songs in the Age of Climate Crisis \u003c\/i\u003eis to illuminate that message. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToday there is such urgency around our many earth crises—so much brokenness—that we need a vision of wholeness and an ecological language that can help inspire, soothe and reinvigorate us, and bring us together regardless of our various affiliations and ideologies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSong\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e offers both ecological language and a vision.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt sets the natural world before us with intensity and beauty, bidding us to savor it with all of our senses so that we may return to the world with the renewed clarity, love and energy necessary to work toward a healthy future for the earth and all her inhabitants.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSong\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a particularly powerful book since it never utters the name of the divine,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eyet is a deeply spiritual work that may reach people who are interested in matters of the sacred, but prefer to steer clear of God language and conventional religious ideas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn both the Jewish and Christian worlds, where many people are disengaging from religion altogether, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSong\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—with its universal themes of love, justice and the integrity of nature—may help open the door to the possibilities which religion has to offer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eToward a Holy Ecology: Reading the Song of Songs in an Age of Climate Crisis \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eseeks to engage a wide readership including all people who love the earth and its inhabitants, outdoor enthusiasts, spiritual seekers, poets, feminists, and students of the humanities, religion and ecology.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ellen Bernstein","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48286989156603,"sku":"9781958972205","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781958972205.jpg?v=1772488282","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/toward-a-holy-ecology-9781958972205","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}