How the Anthropocene Changes Religious Ethics
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14760443 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Larry L Rasmussen (corresponding author), Larry Rasmussen |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 171-185 |
| Publication date | 2023-03-01 |
| 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/jore.12413 |
| OpenAlex | W4321850693 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 8 |
Humans are remaking the planet, with the planetary human imprint so profound that all planetary systems are being changed: the atmosphere, the hydrosphere and cryosphere (water and ice), the lithosphere (Earth's crust), and the biosphere (the community of life). The changes are so deep and far reaching that a new geological epoch, the first effected by humans, has set in, the Anthropocene. It succeeds the only geological epoch human civilizations have known, the late Holocene. The tattoo of the Holocene, climate stability, is replaced by climate volatility, mass eco‐social uncertainty, and extinction. Because the Anthropocene is itself the outcome of cumulative human choices, everything in response also turns on ethics. In this case, that entails rethinking and reforming human responsibility. This essay pursues that, after making the case for climate and the Anthropocene as a new prism for Religious Ethics, one that changes the work of Religious Ethics itself
Anthropocene · Astrobiology · Biosphere · Earth science · Environmental ethics · Hydrosphere · Environmental, Ecological, and Cultural Studies · Interdisciplinary Studies: Technology, Society, and Humanities · Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs · Philosophy · Ecology · Geology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |