O'Brien, Kevin J. 1977-

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.

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Human ecology--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Biodiversity.

BT695.5 / .O27 2010

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