Theological Foundations for Environmental Ethics
Reconstructing Patristic and Medieval Concepts
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19902942 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jame Schaefer (Marquette University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Publication date | 2009-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Theological Foundations for Environmental Ethics (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Georgetown University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/book175 |
| OpenAlex | W1586043786 |
| Open Library | OL35482299M |
| ISBN | 9781589016118 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
Earth is imperiled. Human activities are adversely affecting the land, water, air, and myriad forms of biological life that comprise the ecosystems of our planet. Indicators of global warming and holes in the ozone layer inhibit functions vital to the biosphere. Environmental damage to the planet becomes damaging to human health and well-being now and into the future—and too often that damage affects those who are least able to protect themselves. Can 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 creation, to respect creation's praise for God, to acknowledge the kinship of all creatures, to use creation with gratitude and restraint, and to live virtuously within the earth community
Environmental ethics · Theology · Classics · History · Philosophy · Religion, Ecology, and Ethics · Theology and Philosophy of Evil · Catholic authors · Catholic church · Christian ethics · Fathers of the church · Human Ecology · Nature · Nature, religious aspects · Religious aspects · Religious aspects of Human ecology · Thomas Aquinas, Saint (1225?-1274)
Nature as Revelation Across Abrahamic Mysticism
Care for the Work of Creation in the Rule of Saint Benedict and in the Documents of the Cistercian Order
Integrating Islam and Local Culture
The Development and Validation of the Christian Environmentalism Scale (CES) from a Philippine Sample
Harnessing legal structures of virtue for planetary health
From marginalisation to mission
What Precisely Did Pope Francis Contribute? Parsing Key Terms and Claims in Laudato Si’
Is climate change a new kind of problem? The role of theology and imagination in climate ethics
Lynn White Jr.'s ‘The Historical Roots of Our Ecologic Crisis’ After 50 Years
Environmental Modesty
Our lives go better in a world created by God
The Grounding of the Intrinsic Value of Nature
Transitions in Patristic Cosmology
| Unique citing works | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,18 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |