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Theological foundations for environmental ethics : reconstructing patristic and medieval concepts /
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 sp...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, D.C. :
Georgetown University Press,
©2009.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (ix, 323 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-312) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781589016125 1589016122 9781589016118 1589016114 |