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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Jenkins, Willis
Titre(s) : The future of ethics [Texte imprimé] : sustainability, social justice, and religious creativity / Willis Jenkins
Publication : Washington (D.C.) : Georgetown University Press, cop. 2013
Description matérielle : viii, 340 pages ; 23 cm
Comprend : Introduction: Ethics in the anthropocene ; Atmospheric powers: climate change and
moral incompetence ; Christian ethics and unprecedented problems ; Global ethics:
moral pluralism and planetary problems ; Sustainability science and the ethics of
wicked problems ; Toxic wombs and the ecology of justice ; Impoverishment and the
economy of desire ; Intergenerational risk and the future of love ; Afterword: Sustaining
grace.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
"The Future of Ethics interprets the big questions of sustainability and social justice
through the practical problems arising from humanity's increasing power over basic
systems of life. What does climate change mean for our obligations to future generations?
How can the sciences work with pluralist cultures in ways that will help societies
learn from ecological change?Traditional religious ethics examines texts and traditions
and highlights principles and virtuous behaviors that can apply to particular issues.
Willis Jenkins develops lines of practical inquiry through "prophetic pragmatism,"
an approach to ethics that begins with concrete problems and adapts to changing circumstances.
This brand of pragmatism takes its cues from liberationist theology, with its emphasis
on how individuals and communities actually cope with overwhelming problems. Can religious
communities make a difference when dealing with these issues? By integrating environmental
sciences and theological ethics into problem-based engagements with philosophy, economics,
and other disciplines, Jenkins illustrates the wide understanding and moral creativity
needed to live well in the new conditions of human power. He shows the significance
of religious thought to the development of interdisciplinary responses to sustainability
issues and how this calls for a new style of religious ethics." -- Publisher's description
Sujet(s) : Écologie humaine -- Religion -- Christianisme
Christianisme et justice
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781626160170 (pbk.) (alk. paper). - ISBN 1626160171 (pbk.) (alk. paper) (br.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb436336645
Notice n° :
FRBNF43633664
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