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of Christianity in his 1967 “Historical Roots” article, I draw upon Lynn Townsend White, jr.’s lesser-known texts and unpublished archival materials to argue that White made a significant, constructive contribution to environmental ethics.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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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Brill
2017
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Worldviews
Jahr: 2017, Band: 21, Heft: 1, Seiten: 61-86 |
| normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
White, Lynn, Jr. 1907-1987
/ Christentum
/ Ökologische Theologie
/ Umweltethik
/ Holismus
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| RelBib Classification: | CB Christliche Existenz; Spiritualität CH Christentum und Gesellschaft FD Kontextuelle Theologie NBD Schöpfungslehre NBE Anthropologie NCG Ökologische Ethik; Schöpfungsethik |
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Lynn White
animals
environmental ethics
ecology
climate change
ecotheology
religion
Christianity
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| Zusammenfassung: | 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of Christianity in his 1967 “Historical Roots” article, I draw upon Lynn Townsend White, jr.’s lesser-known texts and unpublished archival materials to argue that White made a significant, constructive contribution to environmental ethics.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 |
| Enthält: | In: Worldviews
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685357-02101005 |