On Building an Ark: The Global Emergency and the Limits of Moral Exhortation

The paper argues, first, that the range of problems confronting humanity constitutes a global emergency; next, that this cannot be addressed by moral exhortation but by the building of ‘arks’; finally, that community, cultivation of the virtues, and place may be considered key aspects of such ark bu...

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Auteur principal: Gorringe, Timothy 1946- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Sage 2011
Dans: Studies in Christian ethics
Année: 2011, Volume: 24, Numéro: 1, Pages: 23-33
Sujets non-standardisés:B Climate Change
B resource depletion
B Ark
B Virtues
B transition towns
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Édition parallèle:Électronique
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Résumé:The paper argues, first, that the range of problems confronting humanity constitutes a global emergency; next, that this cannot be addressed by moral exhortation but by the building of ‘arks’; finally, that community, cultivation of the virtues, and place may be considered key aspects of such ark building.
ISSN:0953-9468
Contient:Enthalten in: Studies in Christian ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0953946810389116