Introduction to Christian Environmentalism

Ecology, Virtue, and Ethics

AvKathryn D. Blanchard,Kevin J. O'Brien

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

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Christians share a common concern for the earth. Evangelicals emphasize creation care; mainline Protestants embrace the green movement; the Catholic Church lists ""10 deadly environmental sins;"" and the Eastern Orthodox Patriarch has declared climate change an urgent issue of social and economic justice.This textbook examines seven contemporary environmental challenges through the lens of classical Christian virtues. Authors Kathryn Blanchard and Kevin O'Brien use these classical Christian virtues to seek a ""golden mean"" between extreme positions by pairing each virtue with a pernicious environmental problem.Students are thus led past political pitfalls and encouraged to care for other creatures prudently, to develop new energy sources courageously, to choose our food temperately, to manage toxic pollution justly, to respond to climate change faithfully, to consider humanity's future hopefully, and to engage lovingly in advocacy for God's earth. Readers will emerge from this text with a deeper understanding of contemporary environmental problems and the fundamentals of Christian virtue ethics.

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Utgivningsdatum:2014-10-31
Mått:152 x 228 x 12 mm
Vikt:318 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:230
Förlag:Baylor University Press
ISBN:9781481301732

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Kathryn D. Blanchard is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Alma College.Kevin J. O'Brien is Associate Professor of Religion at Pacific Lutheran University.

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Scholarly without being stodgy, in understandable and often winsome prose, An Introduction to Christian Environmentalism is a creative contribution to the fledgling field of Christian environmental virtue ethics. Drawing on a wide variety of sourcesthe Bible and papal encyclicals, Aquinas and Bonhoeffer, Wendell Berry and Dr. SeussBlanchard and OBrien explain how the seven classic Christian virtues constructively address seven crucial ecological problems. An Introduction to Christian Environmentalism is an excellent book on an important topic. Steve Bouma-Prediger, Hope College, Author of For the Beauty of the Earth: A Christian Vision for Creation Care

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Introduction: Seven Virtues, Seven Problems, One World1. Christian Eco-Virtue--In Search of the Golden Mean2. Prudence--Among Selfless Conservation and Self-Interested Stewardship of Other Species3. Courage--Among Fossil Fuels, Alternative Energies, and Sabbath Living4. Temperance--Among Communal Production and Personal Consumption of Food5. Justice--Among Revolution and Reform In the Fight Against Environmental Injustice6. Faith--Among Personal, Political, and Technological Responses to Climate Change7. Hope--Among Despair and Presumption about Human Fertility8. Love--Among Public Protest and Personal TransformationConclusion: Practicing Virtue in a ""World of Wounds""