Theological foundations for environmental ethics : reconstructing patristic and medieval concepts / Jame Schaefer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schaefer, Jame.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human ecology--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.

Human ecology.

Environmental ethics.

Christian ethics--Catholic authors.

Christian ethics.

Fathers of the church.

Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274.

Thomas.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (334 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 creatio

Contents:

Valuing the goodness of Creation

Appreciating the beauty of Creation

Reverencing the sacramental universe

Respecting Creation's praise for God

Cooperating within the integrity of Creation

Acknowledging kinship and practicing companionship

Using Creation with gratitude and restraint

Living virtuously within the Earth community

Loving Earth

Modeling the human in an age of ecological degradation.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-312) and index.

ISBN:

9781589016118

1589016114

9781589016125

1589016122

OCLC:

638859220