What Powers Us?: A Comparative Religious Ethics of Energy Sources, Power, and Privilege

Environmental ethicists, philosophers, and moral theologians increasingly examine how anthropogenic climate change (linked to the burning of fossil fuels) poses questions of causality, responsibility, and agency in ways that stretch the capabilities of received moral traditions. This essay opens com...

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Authors: Peppard, Christiana Z. (Author) ; Belser, Julia Watts 1978- (Author) ; Lothes Biviano, Erin (Author) ; Martin-Schramm, James B. 1958- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Philosophy Documentation Center [2016]
In: Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics
Year: 2016, Volume: 36, Issue: 1, Pages: 3-25
IxTheo Classification:BH Judaism
KDB Roman Catholic Church
KDD Protestant Church
NCG Environmental ethics; Creation ethics
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Summary:Environmental ethicists, philosophers, and moral theologians increasingly examine how anthropogenic climate change (linked to the burning of fossil fuels) poses questions of causality, responsibility, and agency in ways that stretch the capabilities of received moral traditions. This essay opens comparative religious ethical analysis on the topic of contemporary energy ethics for privileged populations, especially in the United States.
ISSN:2326-2176
Contains:Enthalten in: Society of Christian Ethics, Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1353/sce.2016.0010