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200 10$aTheological foundations for environmental ethics $ereconstructing patristic and medieval concepts /$fJame Schaefer
205   $a1st ed.
210   $aWashington, D.C. $cGeorgetown University Press$dc2009
215   $a1 online resource (334 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a1-58901-268-2 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 287-312) and index.
327   $aValuing 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.
330   $aCan 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
606   $aHuman ecology$xReligious aspects$xCatholic Church
606   $aEnvironmental ethics
606   $aChristian ethics$xCatholic authors
606   $aFathers of the church
615  0$aHuman ecology$xReligious aspects$xCatholic Church.
615  0$aEnvironmental ethics.
615  0$aChristian ethics$xCatholic authors.
615  0$aFathers of the church.
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