Wilderness in the Bible: toward a theology of wilderness

Robert Barry Leal

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    Abstract

    Wilderness in many parts of the globe is under considerable threat from human development. This has important ramifications not only for fauna and flora but also for human well-being. Wilderness in the Bible addresses this ecological crisis from a biblical and theological perspective. It first establishes the context of a biblical study of wilderness and then passes to an analysis of the attitudes toward wilderness in the canonical biblical record. This provides the biblical basis for the development of a theology of wilderness for the twenty-first century. The Australian wilderness is taken as a case study.
    Original languageEnglish
    Place of PublicationNew York
    PublisherPeter Lang
    Number of pages357
    ISBN (Print)0820471380
    Publication statusPublished - 2004

    Publication series

    NameStudies in biblical literature
    PublisherPeter Lang
    Volume72
    ISSN (Print)1089-0645

    Keywords

    • Wilderness (Theology)--Biblical teaching
    • Nature--Religious aspects--Christianity

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