An ethics of biodiversity : Christianity, ecology, and the variety of life /

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Life on earth is wildly diverse, but the future of that diversity is now in question. Through environmentally destructive farming practices, ever-expanding energy use, and the development and homogenization of land, human beings are responsible for unprecedented reductions in the variety of life for...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: O'Brien, Kevin J. (Kevin James), 1977-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, ©2010.
Subjects:
Human ecology > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Biodiversity.
Écologie humaine > Aspect religieux > Christianisme.
Biodiversité.
RELIGION > Christianity > General.
RELIGION > Christian Life > Social Issues.
PHILOSOPHY > Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
Biodiversity
Human ecology > Religious aspects > Christianity
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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