Listening to the Land: Conversations About Nature, Culture and Eros

by Derrick Jensen

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In this far-ranging and heartening collection, Derrick Jensen gathers conversations with environmentalists, theologians, Native Americans, psychologists, and feminists, engaging some of our best minds in an exploration of more peaceful ways to live on Earth. Included here is Dave Foreman on biodiversity, Matthew Fox on Christianity and nature, Jerry Mander on technology, and Terry Tempest Williams on an erotic connection to the land. With intelligence and compassion, Listening to the Land show more moves from a look at the condition of the environment and the health of our spirit to a beautiful evocation of eros and a life based on love. show less

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Avoid this book, and look for one with more solidly grounded knowledge of ecology, politics, and environmental science.
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Dave Foreman; Christopher Manes; David Orr; Thomas Berry; Charlene Spretnak; John A. Livingston; Matthew Fox; David Ehrenfeld; John Keeble; Jerry Mander; Neil Evernden; Linda Hogan; William R. Catton Jr.; Robert Jay Lifton; Ward Churchill; Frederick Turner; Starhawk; Reed Noss; John Osborn; Peter Berg; Max Oelschlaeger; Sandra Lopez; Dolores LaChapelle and Julien Puzey; Paul Shepard; Arno Gruen; Catherine Keller; Jeanette Armstrong; Susan Griffin; Terry Tempest Williams

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Derrick Jensen is the best-known voice, of the growing deep ecology movement. Winner of numerous awards and honors including the Eric Hoffer Book Award, USA Today's Critic's Choice, and Press Action s Person of the Year, Jensen is the author of over fifteen books, including Endgame, A Language Older Than Words, What We Leave Behind (with Aric show more McBay) and Deep Green Resistance (with McBay and Lierre Keith). Philosopher, teacher, and radical activist, he regularly stirs packed auditoriums across the country with revolutionary spirit. Jensen holds degrees in creative writing and mineral engineering physics. He lives in Crescent City, California. show less

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Science & Nature, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy
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304.2Society, Government, and CultureSocial sciences, sociology & anthropologyFactors affecting social behaviorHuman ecology
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GF80 .J45Geography, Anthropology and RecreationHuman ecology. AnthropogeographyHuman ecology. Anthropogeography
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