The Planet You Inherit (Hardcover)

Larry L. Rasmussen

ISBN 10: 1506473539 / ISBN 13: 9781506473536

Published by Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 2022

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Hardcover. For the first time ever, love letters consciously written by elders of one geologic epoch to the young of another.Our children's and grandchildren's generation will face a different world, one affected by climate instability, mass uncertainty, and breathtaking extinction. In fact, the next generation will face the reality that human activity is changing the planet from one geological epoch to another.From this vantage point--two generations across two geological epochs facing a fundamentally changing planet--Larry Rasmussen writes to his grandchildren. As a grandfather invested in a green earth and climate justice as well as a scholar of faith-based earth ethics, Rasmussen bridges this gap between generations to write to the future about climate change, global citizenship, democracy, and legacy. In topics ranging from "A Viable Way of Life" and "Democracy" to "Where We've Come From" and "Who We Are Now," Rasmussen explores the large questions of justice, meaning, and faith, encouraging us to speak to and look to the future generation and their future world. Across generations and geological epochs, a grandfather invested in the care of our planet writes to his grandsons. Intimate and informed, The Planet You Inherit addresses the biggest questions for the next generation, of climate justice, earth ethics, global citizenship, and legacy. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Planet You Inherit (Hardcover)
• Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishers
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1506473539
• ISBN 13: 9781506473536
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

For the first time ever, love letters consciously written by elders of one geologic epoch to the young of another.

Our children's and grandchildren's generation will face a different world, one affected by climate instability, mass uncertainty, and breathtaking extinction. In fact, the next generation will face the reality that human activity is changing the planet from one geological epoch to another.

From this vantage point--two generations across two geological epochs facing a fundamentally changing planet--Larry Rasmussen writes to his grandchildren. As a grandfather invested in a green earth and climate justice as well as a scholar of faith-based earth ethics, Rasmussen bridges this gap between generations to write to the future about climate change, global citizenship, democracy, and legacy. In topics ranging from "A Viable Way of Life" and "Democracy" to "Where We've Come From" and "Who We Are Now," Rasmussen explores the large questions of justice, meaning, and faith, encouraging us to speak to and look to the future generation and their future world.

About the Authors

Larry L. Rasmussen, a renowned Christian environmental ethicist, is Reinhold Niebuhr Professor of Social Ethics, emeritus, at Union Theological Seminary. He is the author of Earth Community, Earth Ethics; winner of the Grawemeyer Award; and a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society of Christian Ethics. He has mentored a generation of scholars in eco-theology and green religion, rooted in practices of environmental justice within community contexts. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Terry Tempest Williams has been called "a citizen writer," a crucial voice for ecological consciousness and social change. She is the author of Refuge, Red, and The Hour of Land, among othersand is the recipient of numerous awards.