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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820264403321

Titolo

Augustine and the environment / / edited by John Doody, Kim Paffenroth, and Mark Smillie

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-4985-4191-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Collana

Augustine in Conversation: Tradition and Innovation

Disciplina

261.8/8092

Soggetti

Ecotheology

Human ecology - Religious aspects - Christianity

Creation

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; Part I: Introductory and General Discussions; Chapter One: "But Enough About Me"; Chapter Two: Augustine and Ecology; Part II: Humans in the Environment; Chapter Three: The Moral Teachings of St. Augustine and the Roman Catholic Church Regarding the Environment; Chapter Four: Anthropocene as Empire; Chapter Five: Interdependent and Vulnerable; Part III: The Nonhuman Universe; Chapter Six: Saint Augustine on "Saving Both Men and Beasts"; Chapter Seven: Toward an Augustinian Eco-theology; Chapter Eight: Saint Augustine

Chapter Nine: Augustine's Trinitarian Sacramental Sensibilities, Influence, and Significance for Our Imperiled PlanetChapter Ten: Saint Augustine and the Goodness of Creation; Chapter Eleven: A Green Augustine; Bibliography; Index; About the Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

This volume examines Augustine's writings and shows their importance for framing questions of human and divine nature, as both shape our concept of and relationship to the environment. These essays will further any discussion on Christianity and the environment.