{"title":"Whitney A. Bauman","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhitney A. Bauman’s works delve into the intersections of religion, ecology, and philosophy, inviting readers to explore spirituality in the context of our planet’s ongoing challenges. His writing often reflects a deep engagement with contemporary debates in \u003cem\u003ereligion and spirituality\u003c\/em\u003e, weaving critical theory with environmental consciousness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExpect thought-provoking insights that challenge traditional perspectives and encourage a reimagining of humanity’s relationship with the natural world. Bauman’s exploration of themes like \u003cstrong\u003eplanetary romanticism\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a nuanced approach for readers interested in how faith and ecology intertwine.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"critical-planetary-romanticism-by-whitney-a-bauman-9780231211833","title":"Critical Planetary Romanticism","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFacing planetary environmental crises, philosophers and theorists have critiqued the human exceptionalism of dominant forms of science. Yet today is not the first moment in which technological and political change have spurred efforts to rethink humanity's place in the world. This book turns to the nineteenth-century German Romantic tradition to find resources for a new approach—\u003cem\u003ecritical planetary romanticism\u003c\/em\u003e—that foregrounds the irreducible entanglement of all living and nonliving things.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhitney A. Bauman argues that German Romantic figures such as Ernst Haeckel represent a vital alternative path for critical thought that strikingly anticipates contemporary new materialisms. Their thinking about evolution and ecology did not separate humans from the rest of the natural world but instead foregrounded an immanent understanding of the world from a position within it. Bauman traces the theological and religious influences on Romantic ecology, revealing how Christian as well as Indic and Islamic thought shaped scientific understandings of nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eConsidering the history of scientific racism associated with Haeckel, he shows that critical planetary romanticism addresses the various embodied experiences of humanity and how they are shaped by power relations. At the same time, he challenges postmodern and critical theories to engage with the nonhuman world and the entirety of the planetary community. A bold intervention into environmental philosophy, \u003cem\u003eCritical Planetary Romanticism\u003c\/em\u003e reconceives new materialism and in so doing lays the groundwork for a new planetary politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48038220824812,"sku":"9780231211833","price":120.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780231211833-critical-planetary-romanticism.jpg?v=1785391153"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/whitney-a-bauman.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}