Saving water? A theological exploration of ‘water as gift’
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چکیده
Water will undoubtedly become an ever more crucial locus of academic reflection, as Christiana Peppard’s concern that “wars the future be fought over water, not oil” (2014) stresses. Increasing water shortages worldwide and global warming in particular salt oceans, beg further from natural agricultural sciences, legal field, also theology. As a basic human right, is closely connected to peace justice issues. This book interdisciplinary undertaking looking at theological symbol fields theology, law. Providing reflections variety disciplines within well other such sciences law South African context, this makes valuable contribution knowledge field.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Reformed theology in Africa series
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['2706-6665']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/aosis.2023.bk377.03