Nature, Technology and the SacredISBN: 978-0-631-23603-0
Hardcover
242 pages
January 2005, Wiley-Blackwell
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"Szerszynski’s meticulously researched and well-argued
book comprehensively demolishes the notion that monotheism
disenchanted the natural world … This book will stand for
many years to come as the authoritative treatment of a topic
which in turn stands at the very centre of the entire ecological
debate." John Milbank, University of Nottingham
"Szerszynski draws on several centuries of Western religious and
philosophical thought to rebut the idea that modernity’s love
affair with technology has taken the sacred out of nature. His
provocative, wide-ranging study will broaden the horizons of
environmental scholarship as well as science and technology
studies." Sheila Jasanoff, Harvard University
"In this impressive, wide-ranging new volume, Bronislaw
Szerszynski provides a sophisticated historic overview of the
development of technology from ancient times to the present. [...]
This book is a highly refined and intelligent work and whether its
conclusions are met with enthusiasm or sceptical disagreement, it
demands and deserves significant attention." Journal of
Contemporary Religion
“Nature, Technology and the Sacred takes our
ability to study implicit religion to a new and deeper level
… We can only anticipate that much more will come from this
formidable scholar.”
Implicit Religion