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Review Of The Tao Of Liberation: Exploring The Ecology Of Transformation, Jame Schaefer
Review Of The Tao Of Liberation: Exploring The Ecology Of Transformation, Jame Schaefer
Theology Faculty Research and Publications
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Beyond Stewardship: Toward An Agapeic Environmental Ethic, Christopher J. Vena
Beyond Stewardship: Toward An Agapeic Environmental Ethic, Christopher J. Vena
Dissertations (1934 -)
This dissertation is a work in theological anthropology and environmental philosophy. It seeks to provide a conceptual framework for a Christian environmental ethic rooted in love.
The heart of the crisis of ecological degradation is found in human attitudes and behaviors. In the late 1960's it was suggested that Christianity was a key source of the problem because it promoted the idea of human "dominion" over creation. This spurred a variety of responses designed to show that Christian faith was compatible with environmental care. A key theme emerging from this debate was the image of humans as Stewards of God's …