An ethics of biodiversity : Christianity, ecology, and the variety of life /
Kevin J. O'Brien.
- Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, c2010.
- xi, 221 p. : 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Christian ecological ethics and biodiversity -- Defining biodiversity -- The variety of life -- Why biodiversity matters -- Valuing life and ecosystems -- The sacramental value of the variety of life -- The levels of biodiversity -- Scaling conservation -- Multiscalar Christian ecological ethics -- Political and morally formative conservation -- Regulating biodiversity : the endangered species act and political conservation -- Christian care for biodiversity : moral formation as conservation -- Social justice and the conservation of biodiversity -- Biological and cultural diversity -- Diversities and justice -- Conclusion: the work of conserving biodiversity.