Un/natural death and extinction

This article examines the question of death in the larger context of extinction, more specifically in the context of the sixth extinction, the human-caused mass die-off of species we are currently experiencing. The point is made that while both death and extinction are a natural part of evolutionary...

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Auteur principal: Largen, Kristin Johnston 1968- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Wiley-Blackwell [2018]
Dans: Dialog
Année: 2018, Volume: 57, Numéro: 4, Pages: 279-286
Classifications IxTheo:CF Christianisme et science
NBC Dieu
NBD Création
NBE Anthropologie
NCG Éthique de la création; Éthique environnementale
Sujets non-standardisés:B theology and evolution
B Climate Change
B sixth extinction
B Extinction
B Death
B Ecotheology
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Résumé:This article examines the question of death in the larger context of extinction, more specifically in the context of the sixth extinction, the human-caused mass die-off of species we are currently experiencing. The point is made that while both death and extinction are a natural part of evolutionary life on earth, there are critical aspects of both that are distinctly "unnatural"-even sinful, and should be combatted and resisted.
ISSN:1540-6385
Contient:Enthalten in: Dialog
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/dial.12436