Sponsel, Leslie E. 1943-

Spiritual ecology : a quiet revolution / Leslie E. Sponsel. - xxii, 284 pages ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-276) and index.

What's in a tree? -- Enchanted nature, animism -- The original spiritual ecologists, indigenous peoples -- Ecologically noble or ignoble? -- Natural wisdom and action, the Buddha -- Medieval radical, Saint Francis of Assisi -- The spirit of Walden, Henry David Thoreau -- Wilderness disciple, John Muir -- Spiritual science, Rudolf Steiner -- Nature as Thou, Martin Buber -- Challenging Christians, Lynn White, Jr. -- Supernovas -- Can a poet save nature? W.S. Merwin -- Reconnecting, Joanna Macy -- Green patriarch, Bartholomew I -- To plant a tree, Wangari Maathai -- Desert spirituality, Burning Man -- Avatar, opening Pandora's box, James Cameron -- Atheist spiritual ecology, Donald A. Crosby -- Natural theology, Alister E. McGrath -- Secularization of the sacred, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet.

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Human ecology--Religious aspects.
Ethnoecology
Philosophy of nature.
Environmental ethics

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