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1 online resource (xi, 221 pages) |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-213) and index. |
| 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. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Summary |
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 forms around us. Estimates suggest that species extinctions caused by humans occur at up to 1,000 times the natural rate, and that one of every twenty species on the planet could be eradicated by 2060. An Ethics of Biodiversity argues that these facts should inspire careful reflection and action in Chri. |
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Human ecology -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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Biodiversity.
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- General.
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RELIGION -- Christian Life -- Social Issues.
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PHILOSOPHY -- Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
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Biodiversity. (OCoLC)fst01429860
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Human ecology -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
(OCoLC)fst00962969
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| Other Form: |
Print version: O'Brien, Kevin J. Ethics of biodiversity. Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, ©2010 9781589016453 (DLC) 2009026933 (OCoLC)422204427 |
| ISBN |
9781589016644 (electronic bk.) |
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1589016645 (electronic bk.) |
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