Kyle S. van (Hrsg.) Houtan

Diversity and Dominion

Dialogues in Ecology, Ethics, and Theology

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This book records a set of dialogues between scientists, theologians, and philosophers on what can be done to prevent a global slide into ecological collapse. It is a uniquely multidisciplinary book that exemplifies the kinds of cultural and scholarly dialogue urgently needed to address the threat to the earth represented by our super-industrial civilization. The authors debate the conventional account of nature conservation as protection from human activity. In contrast to standard accounts, they argue what is needed is a new relationship between human beings and the earth that recovers a primal respect for all things. This approach seeks to… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Northcott, Michael S. (Hrsg.)

ISBN: 978-1-62189-089-8
EAN: 9781621890898
Produktnummer: 30238320
Verlag: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
Seitenangabe: 230 S.
Plattform: PDF
Masse: 3'279 KB

Über den Autor

kyle s. van houtan is a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Program in Science and Society and a Research Fellow in the Center for Ethics at Emory University. He has served as a biologist with the Smithsonian Institution and the U.S. Geological Service.Michael S. Northcott is Professor of Ethics in the School of Divinity in the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. He is the author of The Environment and Christian Ethics (1996)