The Wicked Problem of Climate Change
Although best known for his perceived critiques of Christianity in his 1967 “Historical Roots” article, I draw upon Lynn Townsend White, jr.’s lesser-known texts and unpublished archival materials to argue that White made a significant, constructive contribution to environmental ethics. Through his...
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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
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Brill
2017
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Worldviews
Ano: 2017, Volume: 21, Número: 1, Páginas: 61-86 |
| (Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão: | B
White, Lynn, Jr. 1907-1987
/ Cristianismo
/ Teologia ecológica
/ Ética ambiental
/ Holismo
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| Classificações IxTheo: | CB Existência cristã CH Cristianismo e sociedade FD Teologia contextual NBD Criação NBE Antropologia NCG Ética ecológica ; ética da criação |
| Outras palavras-chave: | B
Lynn White
animals
environmental ethics
ecology
climate change
ecotheology
religion
Christianity
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| Resumo: | Although best known for his perceived critiques of Christianity in his 1967 “Historical Roots” article, I draw upon Lynn Townsend White, jr.’s lesser-known texts and unpublished archival materials to argue that White made a significant, constructive contribution to environmental ethics. Through his rejection of anthropocentric and prudential forms of ethics, White proposed an ethic of compassion for nature rooted in his notion of a “spiritual democracy of all God’s creatures.” This ethical model, referred to here as Christian ecocentrism, is offered as a framework for Christian reflection and as a means for changing attitudes and behaviors on the “wicked problem” of climate change. |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5357 |
| Obras secundárias: | In: Worldviews
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685357-02101005 |