{"product_id":"blessed-are-the-consumers-climate-change-and-the-practice-of-restraint-9780800699604","title":"Blessed Are the Consumers: Climate Change and the Practice of Restraint","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn a world bent on consumption, it is imperative that people of religious faith realize the significant role they play in advocating for the earth, and a more humane life for all. Sallie McFague argues that the root of restraint lies in the ancient Christian notion of Kenosis, or self-emptying, which she introduces through the life stories of John Woolman, Simone Weil and Dorothy Day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sallie McFague\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fortress Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780800699604\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMcFague, Sallie:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSallie McFague\u003c\/b\u003ewas the Carpenter Professor of Theology at VanderbiltDivinity School, where she taught for thirty years. She is now Distinguished Theologian in Residence at the Vancouver School of Theology in Vancouver, British Columbia. Among her many influential works, all from Fortress Press, are: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eLife Abundant: Rethinking Theology and Economy for a Planet in Peril\u003c\/i\u003e (2000)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eSuper, Natural Christians: How We Should Love Nature\u003c\/i\u003e (1997)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Body of God: An Ecological Theology\u003c\/i\u003e (1993)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eModels of God: Theology for an Ecological, Nuclear Age\u003c\/i\u003e (1987), which received the American Academy of Religion's Award for Excellence\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eMetaphorical Theology: Models of God in Religious Language\u003c\/i\u003e (1982)\u003c\/p\u003eSallie McFague is a prominent figure among the growing number of theologians who have been attempting to rethink the Christian understanding of God's and humanity's place in the physical world.\u003cp\u003e-\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe power of McFague's work is in its ability to speak to the American Protestant mainstream, challenging Christians with models of God that reflect both ecological sensitivity and concern for justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Sharon Welch, Harvard Divinity School \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fortress Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40866838380659,"sku":"9.7808E+12","price":51.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_902f8ba2-7104-4c05-8e72-0bd56168bf40.jpg?v=1687958066","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/blessed-are-the-consumers-climate-change-and-the-practice-of-restraint-9780800699604","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}