TY  - BOOK
AU  - Schaefer,Jame
TI  - Theological foundations for environmental ethics: reconstructing patristic and medieval concepts 
SN  - 9781589016125
AV  - BX1795.H82 S32 2009eb
U1  - 261.8/8 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - Georgetown University Press
KW  - Thomas,
KW  - Thomas d'Aquin
KW  - Human ecology
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Catholic Church
KW  - Environmental ethics
KW  - Christian ethics
KW  - Catholic authors
KW  - Fathers of the church
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - Christianity
KW  - General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Christian Life
KW  - Social Issues
KW  - fast
KW  - Katholische Theologie
KW  - gnd
KW  - Schöpfungslehre
KW  - Umweltethik
KW  - Écologie humaine
KW  - Aspect religieux
KW  - Église catholique
KW  - ram
KW  - Éthique de l'environnement
KW  - Morale chrétienne
KW  - Auteurs catholiques
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-312) and index; Valuing the goodness of Creation -- Appreciating the beauty of Creation -- Reverencing the sacramental universe -- Respecting Creation's praise for God -- Cooperating within the integrity of Creation -- Acknowledging kinship and practicing companionship -- Using Creation with gratitude and restraint -- Living virtuously within the Earth community -- Loving Earth -- Modeling the human in an age of ecological degradation; Electronic reproduction; [S.l.]; HathiTrust Digital Library; 2011
N2  - Can religion make a positive contribution to preventing further destruction of biological diversity and ecosystems and threats to our earth? Jame Schaefer thinks that it can, and she examines the thought of Christian Church fathers and medieval theologians to reveal and retrieve insights that may speak to our current plight. By reconstructing the teachings of Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, and other classic thinkers to reflect our current scientific understanding of the world, Schaefer shows how to "green" the Catholic faith: to value the goodness of creation, to appreciate the beauty of
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