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245 10 a| Devoted to natureh| [electronic resource] :b| the religious roots of American environmentalism /c| Evan Berry.;

260 a| Oakland, California :b| University of California Press,c| [2015];

300 a| ix, 271 pages ;c| 24 cm;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-253) and index.;

505 0 a| Recreation and soteriology -- Congregating around nature -- Sacred space and the American environmental imagination -- Recreation and spiritual experience -- Conclusion : the mechanics of religious change.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "Devoted to Nature explores the religious underpinnings of American environmentalism, tracing the theological character of American environment thought from their Romantic foundations to contemporary discourse about nature spirituality. This history is most readily visible during the Gilded Age and Progressive Era, when religious sources tangibly shaped ideas about the natural world, recreational practices, and modes of social and political interaction. The roots of the environmental movement evidence explicitly Christian understandings of salvation, redemption, and progress, which provided the context for Americans enthusiastic about the out-of-doors and established the horizons of possibility for the national environmental imagination"--Provided by publisher.;

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Devoted to nature the religious roots of American environmentalism / Evan Berry.

Author/creator	Berry, Evan, 1977-
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2015]
Description	ix, 271 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Human ecology--Religious aspects. --Christianity. Human ecology--United States. Environmentalism--Religious aspects. --Christianity. Environmentalism--United States. Nature--Religious aspects. --Christianity.

Contents	Recreation and soteriology -- Congregating around nature -- Sacred space and the American environmental imagination -- Recreation and spiritual experience -- Conclusion : the mechanics of religious change.
Abstract	"Devoted to Nature explores the religious underpinnings of American environmentalism, tracing the theological character of American environment thought from their Romantic foundations to contemporary discourse about nature spirituality. This history is most readily visible during the Gilded Age and Progressive Era, when religious sources tangibly shaped ideas about the natural world, recreational practices, and modes of social and political interaction. The roots of the environmental movement evidence explicitly Christian understandings of salvation, redemption, and progress, which provided the context for Americans enthusiastic about the out-of-doors and established the horizons of possibility for the national environmental imagination"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-253) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2015004613
ISBN	9780520285729 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0520285727 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780520285736 (pbk.)
ISBN	0520285735 (pbk.)

Devoted to nature the religious roots of American environmentalism / Evan Berry.

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