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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454808403321

Autore

Schaefer Jame

Titolo

Theological foundations for environmental ethics [[electronic resource] ] : reconstructing patristic and medieval concepts / / Jame Schaefer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Georgetown University Press, c2009

ISBN

1-58901-611-4

1-58901-612-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (334 p.)

Disciplina

261.8/8

Soggetti

Human ecology - Religious aspects - Catholic Church

Environmental ethics

Christian ethics - Catholic authors

Fathers of the church

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-312) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Valuing the goodness of Creation -- Appreciating the beauty of Creation -- Reverencing the sacramental universe -- Respecting Creation's praise for God -- Cooperating within the integrity of Creation -- Acknowledging kinship and practicing companionship -- Using Creation with gratitude and restraint -- Living virtuously within the Earth community -- Loving Earth -- Modeling the human in an age of ecological degradation.

Sommario/riassunto

Can religion make a positive contribution to preventing further destruction of biological diversity and ecosystems and threats to our earth? Jame Schaefer thinks that it can, and she examines the thought of Christian Church fathers and medieval theologians to reveal and retrieve insights that may speak to our current plight. By reconstructing the teachings of Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, and other classic thinkers to reflect our current scientific understanding of the world, Schaefer shows how to ""green"" the Catholic faith: to value the goodness of creation, to appreciate the beauty of creatio