An Ethics of Biodiversity : Christianity, Ecology, and the Variety of Life /

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: O'Brien, Kevin J. (Kevin James), 1977-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, 2010.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Biodiversity.
Human ecology > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Christian ecological ethics and biodiversity
  • Defining biodiversity
  • The variety of life
  • Why biodiversity matters
  • Valuing life and ecosystems
  • The sacramental value of the variety of life
  • The levels of biodiversity
  • Scaling conservation
  • Multiscalar Christian ecological ethics
  • Political and morally formative conservation
  • Regulating biodiversity : the endangered species act and political conservation
  • Christian care for biodiversity : moral formation as conservation
  • Social justice and the conservation of biodiversity
  • Biological and cultural diversity
  • Diversities and justice
  • Conclusion: the work of conserving biodiversity.

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