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Judaism and nature: theological and moral issues to consider while renegotiating a Jewish relationship to the natural world.
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A review of the literature on the relationship between Judaism and protection of the natural world underscores the need for a 'Jewish articulation of an environmental ethic' in response to the environmental crisis. For this to happen, modern Jewish historians must reconsider the relationship between 'human interconnection with nature.' This is required because they have recast Judaism far away from paganism out of fear that paganism's concept of Mother Earth over Father King will taint Judais...
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A paradigm shift: biomimicry: biomimicry is a new way of linking the human-made world to the natural world.(Resources In Technology)(Cover Story)
The Technology Teacher
; We are in the midst of a paradigm shift in the way we view and interact with the natural world. This new line of thinking--biomimicry--is already having a tremendous impact on the way we design technological products and systems. It is also an excellent example of the interdisciplinary nature of
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LAST CHILD IN THE WOODS LITTLE CONNECTION TO NATURAL WORLD PUTS YOUNG AT RISK, AUTHOR SAYS.(LIFESTYLE)
The Capital Times (Madison, WI)
; Byline: Susan Troller The Capital Times For children and their parents, September usually marks a time of many beginnings, including a seriously revved-up schedule of activities that sometimes feels more like exercise on a hamster wheel than life well-lived. There's the new school year, and
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Judaism and nature: theological and moral issues to consider while renegotiating a Jewish relationship to the natural world.
Judaism: A Quarterly Journal of Jewish Life and Thought
; Since the advent of the modern environmental movement some thirty years ago,(1) dozens of articles have been written exploring the relationship of Judaism and the environment, attempting to articulate a Jewish response to the environmental crisis.(2) Many of the articles came in the wake of the
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Drawing Closer to Nature: Making Art in Dialogue with the Natural World.(Book Review)
Journal of Environmental Education
; Drawing Closer to Nature: Making Art in Dialogue With the Natural World, by Peter London. 2003. Boston: Shambhala. 350 pages. Soft cover. $15.95. ISBN 1-57062-854-8. Peter London prefaces his book with an utterly captivating thought: What if Genesis misspoke and we never left Eden? (p. xi). It was
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Mathematics in Nature: Modeling Patterns in the Natural World.(Book Review)
Weatherwise
; Mathematics in Nature: Modeling Patterns in the Natural World AUTHOR: John A. Adam PUBLISHER: Princeton University Press, 2003 DETAILS: 360 pp., $39.50 cloth Scientific discoveries often occur soon after the invention of new instruments; consider what the thermometer, the barometer, the telegraph,
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Marianne Moore's "Imperious Ox, Imperial Dish" and the poetry of the natural world.
Twentieth Century Literature
; ... present month of August, 1614 - and the news is attested by two men and by a Widow Woman ... Farewell. By A. R. He that would send better news, if he had it. (187-88) Engaging the mythology ... science pages of the Illustrated London News. She read pieces about the instruction ...
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Representations of the Natural World in Old English Poetry.
Yearbook of English Studies
; Representations of the Natural World in Old English Poetry. By Jennifer Neville. (Cambridge Studies in Anglo-Saxon England, 27) Cambridge, New York, and Melbourne: Cambridge University Press. 1999. x + 224 pp. 40 [pounds sterling]; $64.95. Jennifer Neville takes on a tough topic for, as she states
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An editorial on the nature of things at camp: giving kids a natural world of good--first in a series of six articles.(Editorial)
Camping Magazine
; And this is our life, exempt from public haunt, Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, Sermons in stones, and good in everything. --From As You Like It by William Shakespeare The natural environment creates a sense of awe and mystery for children as well as adults. From woodland
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Back to nature Richard Mabey's poetic reference book on British plants became a classic. But then the author fell into a deep depression and couldn't write. Now he marks his triumphant return with an intimate account of his illness and the restorative power of the natural world
Evening Standard - London
; IN 1996, Richard Mabey published one of the great books of our day, Flora Britannica. It's a huge, beautifully illustrated work of reference about the role of plants in British culture, incorporating thousands of contributions from the public, all woven together by Mabey with his own reflections
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Drawing Closer to Nature: Making Art in Dialogue with the Natural World.
Arts & Activities
; DRAWING CLOSER TO NATURE: Making Art in Dialogue with the Natural World (2003; $15.95), by Peter London. Shambhala Publications, 300 Massachusetts Ave., Boston, MA 02115. It was over 10 years ago that I read Peter London's No More Secondhand Art: Awakening the Artist Within. I recall being very
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