03012nam 2200625 a 450 991045480840332120200520144314.01-58901-611-41-58901-612-2(CKB)1000000000786357(EBL)449339(OCoLC)638859220(SSID)ssj0000257885(PQKBManifestationID)11200602(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000257885(PQKBWorkID)10255362(PQKB)11259481(MiAaPQ)EBC449339(OCoLC)438102825(MdBmJHUP)muse3284(Au-PeEL)EBL449339(CaPaEBR)ebr10313996(EXLCZ)99100000000078635720081029d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTheological foundations for environmental ethics[electronic resource] reconstructing patristic and medieval concepts /Jame SchaeferWashington, D.C. Georgetown University Pressc20091 online resource (334 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-58901-268-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-312) and index.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.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 creatioHuman ecologyReligious aspectsCatholic ChurchEnvironmental ethicsChristian ethicsCatholic authorsFathers of the churchElectronic books.Human ecologyReligious aspectsCatholic Church.Environmental ethics.Christian ethicsCatholic authors.Fathers of the church.261.8/8Schaefer Jame902496MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454808403321Theological foundations for environmental ethics2026624UNINA