La lecture à portée de main
246
pages
English
Ebooks
2012
Écrit par
Gary W. Fick
Publié par
State University of New York Press
Obtenez un accès à la bibliothèque pour le consulter en ligne En savoir plus
Découvre YouScribe en t'inscrivant gratuitement
Découvre YouScribe en t'inscrivant gratuitement
246
pages
English
Ebook
2012
Obtenez un accès à la bibliothèque pour le consulter en ligne En savoir plus
Publié par
Date de parution
24 avril 2012
Nombre de lectures
0
EAN13
9780791478554
Langue
English
Poids de l'ouvrage
1 Mo
Foreword
Preface
Introduction
1. It Is All about Food
Thanksgiving
Other Food Associations
A Matter of Life and Death
2. The Foundation of Stewardship
Motivation
In the Beginning
Biblical Stewardship
Loving What God Loves
3. Ecology in the Bible
Living in the Central Flyway
Holistic Thinking
The Christian Environmentalist
Genesis 1
The Population Problem
Humans and Nature
Biological Diversity and Species Extinction
Other Ecological Issues
Conclusions
4. Land and Climate
The Best Land in the World
Good Land
God's Land
Sabbath Rest for the Land
Then What Should We Do?
5. Soil and Water
Buried Fences
Soil in the Bible
Water
What Is Essential?
Essentials for Soil and Water
Conclusions
6. Crops, Seeds, and Food
Gardening Runs in the Family
Kinds of Crops
Seeds Are the Source
Nurturing the Crop
Harvesting, Storage, and Celebration
The Essentials
Conclusions
7. Livestock and Agriculture
Cowboy Days
Are Livestock Really Good for Us and the Environment?
Livestock in the Ancient Writings
Other Aspects of Animal Welfare
Economic and Religious Factors
The Essentials
Conclusions
8. Farming Systems and the Practices of Agriculture
A Good Mentor
Systems Thinking
Soil Tillage
Nutrient Management
The Wisdom for Farming
Soil Tillage in the Bible
Nutrient Management in the Bible
The Essentials
Conclusions
9. The Culture of Agriculture
Teaching and Learning
Farmers in the Beginning
Land Tenure
Labor and Financial Matters
Food and Culture
Ethics and Morality
The Essentials
Conclusions
10. Abuse, Poverty, and Women
Poverty, Women, and Agriculture
A Personal View of Poverty
Proverbs on Poverty
The Abuse of Women
What Is Essential Here?
11. Food, Starvation, Obesity, and Diet
The Idealism of Youth
Hunger and Starvation
Obesity
The Biblical Diet
A Different Model of Food Production
Change
12. Agricultural Sustainability
Complex Concepts of Agricultural Sustainability
Metaphors of Agriculture
Simple Facts
Appendix 1 Abbreviations and Citation of Books in the Bible
Appendix 2 An Overview of the Bible
Appendix 3 The Essentials of Agriculture
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Publié par
Date de parution
24 avril 2012
Nombre de lectures
0
EAN13
9780791478554
Langue
English
Poids de l'ouvrage
1 Mo