An ethics of biodiversity
Subtitle: Christianity, ecology, and the variety of life
By: Kevin J. O'Brien.
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781589016477
Subjects: Human ecology -- Religious aspects -- Christianity; Biodiversity
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Christian ecological ethics and biodiversity; title: Defining biodiversity; title: The variety of life; title: Why biodiversity matters; title: Valuing life & ecosystems; title: The sacramental value of the variety of life; title: The levels of biodiversity; title: Scaling conservation; title: Multiscalar Christian ecological ethics; title: Political and morally formative conservation; title: Regulating biodiversity : the endangered species act & political conservation; title: Christian care for biodiversity : moral formation as conservation; title: Social justice and the conservation of biodiversity; title: Biological and cultural diversity; title: Diversities and justice; title: Conclusion: The work of conserving biodiversity.