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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815333403321

Autore

Lin Johnny Wei-Bing <1968->

Titolo

The nature of environmental stewardship : understanding creation care solutions to environmental problems / / Johnny Wei-Bing Lin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Eugene, Oregon : , : Pickwick Publications, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-4982-7395-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (326 p.)

Disciplina

261.8362

Soggetti

Ecotheology

Human ecology - Religious aspects - Christianity

Ecology - Religious aspects - Christianity

Christian stewardship

Nature - Religious aspects - Christianity

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 at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Pages:1 to 25; Pages:26 to 50; Pages:51 to 75; Pages:76 to 100; Pages:101 to 125; Pages:126 to 150; Pages:151 to 175; Pages:176 to 200; Pages:201 to 225; Pages:226 to 250; Pages:251 to 275; Pages:276 to 300; Pages:301 to 325; Pages:326 to 326

Sommario/riassunto

Environmental issues appear deceptively simple: science tells us what the problems are and how to solve them, and, for Christians, the Bible motivates us to care for creation. And yet, both in society in general as well as in the Christian church in particular, we cannot seem to agree on what to do regarding environmental issues. In this book, climate scientist Johnny Wei-Bing Lin argues that determining the content of environmental stewardship, far from being a straightforward exercise, is a difficult and complex endeavor. He sets forth a general taxonomy, drawing from worldviews, ethical the