Ecology and the Environment

系列名：Templeton Science and Religion Series
ISBN13：9781599472522
替代書名：Ecology and the Environment
出版社：Templeton Foundation Pr
作者：R. J. Berry
出版日：2011/09/15
裝訂／頁數：平裝／232頁
規格：21.6cm*14.0cm*1.9cm (高/寬/厚)
關鍵字： Ecology and the Environment、 Ecology、 and、 the、 Environment、 Templeton Foundation Pr、 R. J. Berry、外文書、人文社科、宗教、 General nature of life、

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Ecology and the Environment: The Mechanisms, Marring, and Maintenance of Nature is the ninth title published in the Templeton Science and Religion Series, in which scientists from a wide range of fields distill their experience and knowledge into brief tours of their respective specialties. In this volume, R. J. Berry, a well-known leader in the field of ecology, describes the basic concepts in ecology and seeks to put them into a general context for a reader who lacks any scientific background.

Berry explores the implications of these basic concepts and how they affect human life and the decisions we have to make, both as individuals and as members of a species which has colonized and influenced every part of the globe. He points out that we are a part of the animal world, but at the same time we are apart from it, and he makes it clear that how we relate to our environment affects the quality of our life—indeed it may affect our very survival. Going well beyond a simple introduction of concepts, the book goes on to explore wider questions about the nature of humanity and how human ecology relates to humanness. Berry proposes that we are more than machines or even advanced apes—we are Homo divinus, transformed from an organism descended from the same stock as the apes but qualitatively different and able to relate to a creator God. The book argues that those who conclude otherwise are neglecting relevant data.

Berry offers the perfect introduction to these philosophical and theological issues, but his work never loses sight of the practical issues either—the kind that are increasingly being addressed by national and international environmental agencies. In order to grasp the full scope of these issues and to more fully understand the ubiquitous news headlines concerning environmental matters, a reader would do well to start with Ecology and the Environment.

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R. J. Berry was professor of genetics at University College London from1974 to 2000. He is a distinguished ecologist, having served as president of the British Ecological Society and the European Ecological Federation and he is the author of over 200 scientific papers. For many years, Berry has been involved in debates about the relationship of science and the Christian faith. He is a founding member of the International Society for Science and Religion, an ex-president of??Christians in Science, and a Gifford Lecturer. He has also served on the Ethics Working Group of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and represented the U.K. government at a G7 conference which led to the drawing up of a Code of Environmental Practice.

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