Table of Contents

1. Cosmic and Human Interdependence (creation and harmony)

2. Use, Not Abuse (flood, judgment)

3. The Land, a Promised Treasure

4. Sin: The Legitimization of Patriarch and Hierarchy

5. Liberation (Exodus)

6. Belonging: Covenantal Relationship

7. Reciprocity (justice, holiness)

About the Author

Alice L. Laffey is Associate Professor in the Department of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts.