Description: Seven major scholars discuss the perspectives that the fields of literature, history, religion, philosophy, environmental ethics, and anthropology bring to the natural environment and our place in it. The book represents a continuation of the Center for the Study of World Religions' highly regarded Religions of the World and Ecology series.
Brief description: Donald K. Swearer is Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Harvard Divinity School's Center for the Study of World Religions and Professor of Religion, Emeritus, at Swarthmore College.