Metanoia and Healing
Toward a Great Plains Land Ethic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14760413 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Duane K Friesen (Medical Protective, corresponding author), Bradley D Guhr (EveryCat Health Foundation) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 723-753 |
| Publication date | 2009-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Religious Ethics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0384-9694 • E-ISSN: 1467-9795 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-9795.2009.00409.x |
| OpenAlex | W2009268990 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 7 |
A Great Plains land ethic is shaped by an intimate knowledge of and appreciation for the evolution, ecology, and aesthetics of the plains landscape. The landscape evokes a sense of wonder and mystery suggested by the word “sacrament.” The biblical concept of “covenant” points to God as a community‐forming power, a creative process that has evolved into the earth community to which we humans belong. In contrast to an anthropocentric ethic which emphasizes human dominion over nature, a Theo‐centric land ethic seeks a balance, reflected in Genesis 1–3, between humans who are members of the earth community and moral agents accountable to God for the earth. A land ethic identifies concrete practices of metanoia and healing: agricultural practices to address the loss and degradation of soil; conservation and protection of water sources; utilization of wind and solar energy; and prescribed burning to restore processes vital to the prairie ecosystem. The concept of subsidiarity suggests that practices of metanoia and healing are a combination of wise public policy balanced by personal, family, church, business, and community responsibility
Anthropocentrism · Covenant · Dominion · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Moral responsibility · Political science · Power (physics · Sociology · Stewardship (theology · Wonder · American Environmental and Regional History · Environmental Philosophy and Ethics · Law · Philosophy · Religion, Ecology, and Ethics
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,09 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2015 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |