02086nam a2200373Ia 4500 ocn655778708 OCoLC 20200709055255.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 100813s2010 dcu sb 001 0 eng d N$T N$T 9781589016644 (electronic bk.) 1589016645 (electronic bk.) (OCoLC)655778708 326639 (N$T) BT695.5 .O27 2010eb 261.8/8 22 N$TA O'Brien, Kevin J. An ethics of biodiversity [electronic resource] : Christianity, ecology, and the variety of life / Kevin J. O'Brien. Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, c2010. 1 online resource (xi, 221 p.) Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-213) 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. Description based on print version record. Human ecology Religious aspects Christianity. Biodiversity. Electronic books. Print version: O'Brien, Kevin J. Ethics of biodiversity. Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, c2010 9781589016453 (DLC) 2009026933 (OCoLC)422204427 NetLibrary http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=326639 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 49872 49872