John Doody, Kim Paffenroth, Mark Smillie

Augustine and the Environment (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This volume brings into dialogue the ancient wisdom of Augustine of Hippo, a bishop of the early Christian Church of the fourth and fifth centuries, with contemporary theologians and ethicists on the topic of the environment and humanity's place in and responsibility to it. The contributors vary widely in their estimation of how sustained and useful such a dialogue might be, from outright dismissal of the church father to extended speculation with him and in his spirit. Their conclusions impact our views of God and both human and non-human creation. Such engagement should influence any future discussion of how Christianity and environmentalism can interact or influence one another.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781498541916
• Artikelnr.: 45987535

Autorenporträt

John Doody is Senior Visiting Professor at Arizona State University. He is a member of the School for Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership.

Inhaltsangabe

1. "But Enough About Me": What Does Augustine's Confessions Have to Do with
Facebook?
2. Augustine and Ecology: St. Augustine's Reflections on Genesis and Human
Care for Nature
3. The Moral Teachings of St. Augustine and the Roman Catholic Church
Regarding the Environment: A Comparison
4. Anthropocene as Empire: An Augustinian Anthropology for "Keeping the
Wild"
5. Interdependent and Vulnerable:
Sustainability and Augustinian Theological Anthropology
6. Saint Augustine on "Saving Both Men and Beasts"
7. Toward an Augustinian Eco-theology
8. Saint Augustine: Patron Saint of the Environment?
9. Augustine's Trinitarian Sacramental Sensibilities, Influence, and
Significance for Our Imperiled Planet
10. Saint Augustine and the Goodness of Creation
11. A Green Augustine: What Augustinian Theology Can Contribute to
Ecotheology