Augustine and the environment / edited by John Doody, Kim Paffenroth, and Mark Smillie.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Doody, John, 1943- editor.

Paffenroth, Kim, 1966- editor.

Smillie, Mark, editor.

Series:

Augustine in conversation

Augustine in conversation: tradition and innovation

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430.

Augustine.

Ecotheology.

Human ecology--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Human ecology.

Creation.

Physical Description:

vi, 217 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2016]

Contents:

Part I Introductory and General Discussions 7

1 "But Enough About Me": What Does Augustine's Confessions Have to Do with Facebook? / Sallie McFague McFague, Sallie 9

2 Augustine and Ecology: St. Augustine's Reflections on Genesis and Human Care for Nature / Rosemary Radford Ruether Ruether, Rosemary Radford 25

Part II Humans in the Environment 33

3 The Moral Teachings of St. Augustine and the Roman Catholic Church Regarding the Environment: A Comparison / Marie I. George George, Marie I. 35

4 Anthropocene as Empire: An Augustinian Anthropology for "Keeping the Wild" / Joseph Kelley Kelley, Joseph 53

5 Interdependent and Vulnerable: Sustainability and Augustinian Theological Anthropology / Cyrus P. Olsen III Olsen, Cyrus P. III 75

Part III The Nonhuman Universe 87

6 Saint Augustine on "Saving Both Men and Beasts" / David Vincent Meconi Meconi, David Vincent 89

7 Toward an Augustinian Eco-theology / John J. O'Keefe O'Keefe, John J. 105

8 Saint Augustine: Patron Saint of the Environment? / James R. Peters Peters, James R. 125

9 Augustine's Trinitarian Sacramental Sensibilities, Influence, and Significance for Our Imperiled Planet / Jame Schaefer Schaefer, Jame 141

10 Saint Augustine and the Goodness of Creation / Daniel R. Smith Smith, Daniel R. 165

11 A Green Augustine: What Augustinian Theology Can Contribute to Eco-theology / Mark Wiebe Wiebe, Mark 181.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Augustine and the environment

ISBN:

9781498541909

1498541909

OCLC:

953525436

Publisher Number:

99969689813