In Search of a Sustainable Society in Africa: Christianity, Justice, and Sustainable Peace in a Changing Climate
The violence which humankind has visited not only on the natural world but also on human populations has resulted in negative environmental change which in turn induces diverse forms of violence in Africa. This has been threatening a sustainable society and human flourishing in Africa. Invited as Ch...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Philosophia reformata |
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Brill
2018
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Philosophia reformata
Jahr: 2018, Band: 83, Heft: 1, Seiten: 68-89 |
| RelBib Classification: | CH Christentum und Gesellschaft KBN Subsahara-Afrika NCC Sozialethik NCG Ökologische Ethik; Schöpfungsethik |
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sustainable society
negative climate change
sustainable justice
environmental justice
eco-justice
human flourishing
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| Zusammenfassung: | The violence which humankind has visited not only on the natural world but also on human populations has resulted in negative environmental change which in turn induces diverse forms of violence in Africa. This has been threatening a sustainable society and human flourishing in Africa. Invited as Christ’s witnesses, Christians need to offer qualitative resources to forestall the violence that threatens human flourishing. What opportunities do these challenges offer Christian theologians and ethicists to provide life-transforming alternatives that enhance a sustainable African society? In this paper, I argue that considering the linkage between climate change and violence, a crucial transforming alternative towards a sustainable society in Africa is the quest for sustainable peace, realisable only within the context of justice (a just society)—specifically, climate and/or environmental justice. I intend to explore the Christian virtue of justice and its promise for a sustainable society, peace, and human flourishing in Africa. |
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| ISSN: | 2352-8230 |
| Enthält: | In: Philosophia reformata
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/23528230-08301005 |