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of Christianity in his 1967 “Historical Roots” article, I draw upon Lynn Townsend White, jr.’s lesser-known texts and unpublished archival materials to argue that White made a significant, constructive contribution to environmental ethics.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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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Brill
2017
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| Dans: |
Worldviews
Année: 2017, Volume: 21, Numéro: 1, Pages: 61-86 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
White, Lynn, Jr. 1907-1987
/ Christianisme
/ Théologie écologique
/ Éthique environnementale
/ Holisme
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| RelBib Classification: | CB Spiritualité chrétienne CH Christianisme et société FD Théologie contextuelle NBD Création NBE Anthropologie NCG Éthique de la création; Éthique environnementale |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Lynn White
animals
environmental ethics
ecology
climate change
ecotheology
religion
Christianity
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Volltext (Verlag) |
| Résumé: | 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of Christianity in his 1967 “Historical Roots” article, I draw upon Lynn Townsend White, jr.’s lesser-known texts and unpublished archival materials to argue that White made a significant, constructive contribution to environmental ethics.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 |
| Contient: | In: Worldviews
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685357-02101005 |