All Creation is Groaning: An Interdisciplinary Vision for Life in a Sacred Universe

by Carol J. Dempsey (Editor), Russell A. Butkus (Editor), Walter Brueggemann (Foreword)

This multi-academic perspective on contemporary environmental issues reminds us of our oneness with the natural world and what that calls us to as moral creatures. Fashioned as a series of stories based on the model of biblical narrative, these seemingly multivalent voices and perspectives are joined together with biblical stories, references, and theological reflection to create in All Creation Is Groaning a seamless story that is both provocative and revelatory. All Creation Is Groaning provides a clear Vision of living life in a sacred universe. This Vision is linked to the biblical Vision of justice and righteousness for all of creation, and humankind's responsibility to hasten the Vision through a call to ethical practice. Critical and hermeneutical, this book reflects an interdisciplinary approach so as to build bridges of understanding between the Bible and contemporary disciplines." Chapters are *Stories from the Heart, - *New Ways of Knowing and Being Known, - *An Islamic Perspective on the Environment, - *Christian Values, Technology, and the Environment Crisis, - *Feeding the Hungry and Protecting the Environment, - *Mental Cartography in a Time of Environmental Crisis, - *Toward an Understanding of International Geopolitics and the Environment, - * An Eco- Theological Analysis, - *The Stewardship of Natural and Human Resources, - *Development of Environmental Responsibility in Children, - *An Ecological View of Elders and Their Needs for the Twenty-First Century, - *Symphonies of Creation and Re-creation, - *A Sense of Place, - and *Hope Amidst A Prophetic Vision of Cosmic Redemption.

336 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1999

About the author

Carol Dempsey, O.P is Professor of Biblical Studies at the University of Portland. Dr. Dempsey has expertise in both the Old and New Testaments of the Bible, as well as extensive knowledgeable of the biblical languages. Among her major publications are Isaiah: God's Poet of Light (Chalice Press, 2010), Justice: A Biblical Perspective (Chalice Press, 2008), and Jeremiah: Preacher of Grace, Poet of Truth (The Liturgical Press, 2007). She recently published a series of eighteen lectures on CDs, Understanding Old Testament Prophets (NowYouKnowMedia, 2010).

Dr. Dempsey is the lead editor and a contributor to the interdisciplinary series for Orbis Books, Theology in Dialogue. She also serves on the editorial board for The Journal of Catholic Higher Education and Dominican Studies. She has been a Dominican for thirty-five years and has two little parrotlets, Kelli Mae and Kristi Belle and a zebra finch, Holly.

Education
Ph.D., Catholic University of America
M.A., St. Louis University
B.A., Caldwell College

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