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Diversity and Dominion - Dialogues in Ecology, Ethics, and Theology (Paperback)
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Diversity and Dominion - Dialogues in Ecology, Ethics, and Theology (Paperback)
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Description: This book records a set of dialogues between
scientists, theologians, and philosophers on what can be done to
prevent a global slide into ecological collapse. It is a uniquely
multidisciplinary book that exemplifies the kinds of cultural and
scholarly dialogue urgently needed to address the threat to the
earth represented by our super-industrial civilization. The authors
debate the conventional account of nature conservation as
protection from human activity. In contrast to standard accounts,
they argue what is needed is a new relationship between human
beings and the earth that recovers a primal respect for all things.
This approach seeks to recover forgotten resources in ancient
cultures and in the foundational narratives of Western civilization
contained in the Bible and in the culture of classical Greece.
Endorsements: ""A refreshing critique of both evangelical and
liberal North American environmental discourse, a bold exercise in
multi-disciplinary conversation, and a welcome retrieval of the
virtues of creaturely humility and gratitude."" -Ernst M. Conradie
University of the Western Cape, South Africa ""This wonderfully
rich book is a model of deep conversation on crucial challenges we
face. The most important issues are intrinsically
interdisciplinary, yet we often settle for talking 'at' or 'to' one
another. This is especially true among the 'environmental' and
'religious' communities. The conversations in this book show that
deep interdisciplinary engagements offer opportunities to re-frame
the questions and re-describe the challenges in more promising and
life-giving ways, transforming participants and the issues alike. A
terrific achievement."" -L. Gregory Jones Duke University
""Underlying the environmental movement are a set of mostly
undiscussed ethical and theological assumptions about the nature of
the world and our relationship to it. In this pioneering volume,
scholars from various perspectives engage in a deep exploration of
the relationship of ecology, theology, and ethics. The results are
often illuminating, sometimes surprising, and uniformly worth
engaging."" --Paul Root Wolpe Emory University ""Van Houtan and
Northcott engage scientists, ethicists, theologians, and other
thinking persons in dialogue, working to re-ligate the torn
academic and social fabric, and bringing all to see and respond to
the biosphere--the awesome creation that calls for our guardianship
and respectful service. They have us join this dialogue, motivating
us--guardeners all--toward nurturing the kind of wisdom and
humility that brings good news to every creature."" --Calvin DeWitt
University of Wisconsin About the Contributor(s): Kyle S. Van
Houtan is a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Program in Science and
Society and a Research Fellow in the Center for Ethics at Emory
University. He has served as a biologist with the Smithsonian
Institution and the U.S. Geological Service. Michael S. Northcott
is Professor of Ethics in the School of Divinity in the University
of Edinburgh, Scotland. He is the author of The Environment and
Christian Ethics (1996)
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