Sacred Energies
by Daniel C. Maguire
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Full Subtitle: When the World's Religions Sit Down to Talk about the Future of Human Life and the Plight of This PlanetThis short volume seeks to capture the energy and dynamism of these world religious traditions—a central force in human history and society—for illuminating and addressing major global issues: population growth, environmental destruction, freedom, the rights of women and minorities, the place of economics and work, issues of sexuality and the body. Based on consultations show more of leading scholars and religious leaders from a variety of traditions, and worked out in conjunction with international conferences sponsored by the Religious Consultation on Population, Reproductive Health, and Ethics, this book highlights the special insights and lessons each major religious tradition has to offer today. show lessTags
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Daniel C. Maguire is Professor of Ethics at Marquette University and the author or editor of many books, including (with Larry L. Rasmussen) Ethics for a Small Planet: New Horizons on Population, Consumption, and Ecology, also published by SUNY Press.
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- Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Economics, General Nonfiction, Sexuality and Gender Studies
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- 291.1 — Religion Other religions [Formerly: General Religious Topics] [formerly: Religious mythology, general classes of religion, interreligious relations and attitudes, social theology. Relocated to 201]
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- GF80 .M334 — Geography, Anthropology and Recreation Human ecology. Anthropogeography Human ecology. Anthropogeography
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