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

• Pubblicazione: Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2016; ©2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (225 p.)
• Disciplina: 261.8/8092
• Soggetto topico: Ecotheology; Human ecology - Religious aspects - Christianity; Creation
• Persona (resp. second.): DoodyJohn <1943->; PaffenrothKim; SmillieMark
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Augustine and the environment
• ISBN: 1-4985-4191-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910798769303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Augustine in Conversation: Tradition and Innovation