Toward a Greener Faith: A Review of Recent Mormon Environmental Scholarship

An essay on the review of several Latter-day Saints (LDS) ecotheological studies is presented. It offers a history of the vision of Church of Latter-day Saints founder Joseph Smith and examines his additional accounts of the creation for providing traditional insights on the principles of environmen...

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Published in:Mormon studies review
Main Author: Handley, George B. 1964- (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Illinois Research Press [2016]
In: Mormon studies review
Further subjects:B Smith, Joseph, 1805-1844 First Vision
B Religious Aspects
B Christianity
B Ecotheology
B Human Ecology
B Environmental Protection Religious aspects
B MORMON doctrines
Online Access: Volltext (doi)
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Summary:An essay on the review of several Latter-day Saints (LDS) ecotheological studies is presented. It offers a history of the vision of Church of Latter-day Saints founder Joseph Smith and examines his additional accounts of the creation for providing traditional insights on the principles of environmental stewardship and their implications on contemporary Mormon environment. The author relates how scholarship on modern ecological knowledge can lead to future directions in living the LDS faith.
ISSN:2156-8022
Contains:Enthalten in: Mormon studies review
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.18809/mimsr.21568030