LEADER 03042nam 2200601Ia 450 001 9910967021603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9781589016644 010 $a1589016645 035 $a(CKB)2670000000030243 035 $a(EBL)547815 035 $a(OCoLC)648711586 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000417180 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11294516 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000417180 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10437296 035 $a(PQKB)11224922 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse3302 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL547815 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10399500 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC547815 035 $a(Perlego)949474 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000030243 100 $a20090630d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 13$aAn ethics of biodiversity $eChristianity, ecology, and the variety of life /$fKevin J. O'Brien 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cGeorgetown University Press$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (240 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9781589016453 311 08$a1589016459 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction: Christian ecological ethics and biodiversity -- Defining biodiversity -- The variety of life -- Why biodiversity matters -- Valuing life and ecosystems -- The sacramental value of the variety of life -- The levels of biodiversity -- Scaling conservation -- Multiscalar Christian ecological ethics -- Political and morally formative conservation -- Regulating biodiversity : the endangered species act and political conservation -- Christian care for biodiversity : moral formation as conservation -- Social justice and the conservation of biodiversity -- Biological and cultural diversity -- Diversities and justice -- Conclusion: the work of conserving biodiversity. 330 $aLife on earth is wildly diverse, but the future of that diversity is now in question. Through environmentally destructive farming practices, ever-expanding energy use, and the development and homogenization of land, human beings are responsible for unprecedented reductions in the variety of life forms around us. Estimates suggest that species extinctions caused by humans occur at up to 1,000 times the natural rate, and that one of every twenty species on the planet could be eradicated by 2060.An Ethics of Biodiversity argues that these facts should inspire careful reflection and action in Chri 606 $aHuman ecology$xReligious aspects$xChristianity 606 $aBiodiversity 615 0$aHuman ecology$xReligious aspects$xChristianity. 615 0$aBiodiversity. 676 $a261.8/8 700 $aO'Brien$b Kevin J$0311107 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910967021603321 996 $aAn ethics of biodiversity$94368604 997 $aUNINA 999 $p$22.24$u10/11/2017$5Relig