TY  - BOOK
AU  - O'Brien,Kevin J.
TI  - An ethics of biodiversity: Christianity, ecology, and the variety of life 
SN  - 9781589016453 (pbk. : alk. paper)
AV  - BT695.5 .O27 2010
U1  - 261.8/8 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - Georgetown University Press
KW  - Human ecology
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Christianity
KW  - Biodiversity
N1  - 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
ER  -