{"product_id":"when-time-is-short-finding-our-way-in-the-anthropocene-hardcover","title":"When Time Is Short: Finding Our Way in the Anthropocene - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTimothy Beal\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith faith, hope, and compassion, acclaimed religion scholar Timothy Beal shows us how to navigate the inevitabilities of the climate crisis and the very real--and very near--possibility of human extinction\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat if it's too late to save ourselves from climate crisis? \u003ci\u003eWhen Time is Short \u003c\/i\u003eis a meditation for what may be a finite human future that asks how we got here to help us imagine a different relationship to the natural world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eModern capitalism, as it emerged, drew heavily upon the Christian belief in human exceptionalism and dominion over the planet, and these ideas still undergird our largely secular society. They justified the pillaging and eradication of indigenous communities and plundering the Earth's resources in pursuit of capital and lands. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut these aren't the only models available to us--and they aren't even the only models to be found in biblical tradition. Beal re-reads key texts to anchor us in other ways of being--in humbler conceptions of humans as earth creatures, bound in ecological interdependence with the world, subjected to its larger reality. Acknowledging that any real hope must first face and grieve the realities of climate crisis, Beal makes space for us to imagine new possibilities and rediscover ancient ones. What matters most when time becomes short, he reminds us, is always what matters most.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTimothy Beal \u003c\/b\u003eis Distinguished University Professor and Florence Harkness Professor of Religion at Case Western Reserve University. He has published essays on religion and culture for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Wall Street Journal, \u003c\/i\u003eCNN.com, and \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and is the author of several books including \u003ci\u003eRoadside Religion \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Rise and Fall of the Bible.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 8.55 x 5.73 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 12, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767707107616,"sku":"9780807090008","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9b016b652e24c8d1b24680857baf42d7.webp?v=1780315835","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/when-time-is-short-finding-our-way-in-the-anthropocene-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}