CONWAY, Ark. (March 24, 2014) – Hendrix alumnus Dr. Whitney
A. Bauman’s new book “Religion and Ecology: Developing a Planetary Ethic” was recently
published by Columbia University Press.
Bauman, a 1998 Hendrix graduate, is an assistant professor
of religious studies and an Honors College Fellow at Florida International
University.
His books include Theology,
Creation and Environmental Ethics; Grounding
Religion: A Field Guide to the Study of Religion and Ecology; Inherited Land: The Changing Grounds of
Religion and Ecology; and Voices of
Feminist Liberation: Writings in Celebration of Rosemary Radford Ruether.
More information on his book is available here.
Founded in 1876, Hendrix College is a national leader in
engaged liberal arts and sciences education. For the sixth consecutive year,
Hendrix was named one of the country’s “Up and Coming” liberal arts colleges by
U.S. News and World Report. Hendrix is featured in the latest edition of Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change
the Way You Think about Colleges,
as well as the 2014 Princeton Review’s The Best 378 Colleges, Forbes magazine's list of America's Top Colleges, and
the 2014 Fiske Guide to Colleges. Hendrix has been affiliated with the United
Methodist Church since 1884. For more information, visit www.hendrix.edu.