Scripture, culture, and agriculture : an agrarian reading of the Bible / Ellen F. Davis ; foreword by Wendell Berry.

Author/creator Davis, Ellen F.
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Descriptionxvii, 234 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects

Contents Rupture and re-membering -- Reading the Bible through agrarian eyes -- Seeing with God : Israel's poem of creation -- Leaving Egypt behind : embracing the wilderness economy -- A wholesome materiality : reading Leviticus -- Covenantal economics : the biblical case for a local economy -- Running on poetry : the agrarian prophets -- Wisdom or sloth? the character of work -- The faithful city.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 181-221) and indexes.
LCCN 2008027119
ISBN9780521518345 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0521518342 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN9780521732239 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0521732239 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks BS1199 .L28 D39 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold