02086nam a2200373Ia 4500001001300000003000600013005001700019006001900036007001500055008004100070040001300111020003500124020003200159035002100191035001800212050002500230082001600255049000900271100002200280245012400302260006100426300003500487504006400522505068600586500004701272650005201319650001801371655002201389776017001411856008601581910001601667994001201683999001701695ocn655778708OCoLC20200709055255.0m        d        cr cnu---unuuu100813s2010    dcu     sb    001 0 eng d  aN$TcN$T  a9781589016644 (electronic bk.)  a1589016645 (electronic bk.)  a(OCoLC)655778708  a326639b(N$T) 4aBT695.5b.O27 2010eb04a261.8/8222  aN$TA1 aO'Brien, Kevin J.13aAn ethics of biodiversityh[electronic resource] :bChristianity, ecology, and the variety of life /cKevin J. O'Brien.  aWashington, D.C. :bGeorgetown University Press,cc2010.  a1 online resource (xi, 221 p.)  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 203-213) and index.0 aIntroduction: 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.  aDescription based on print version record. 0aHuman ecologyxReligious aspectsxChristianity. 0aBiodiversity. 4aElectronic books.08iPrint version:aO'Brien, Kevin J.tEthics of biodiversity.dWashington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, c2010z9781589016453w(DLC)  2009026933w(OCoLC)422204427403NetLibraryuhttp://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=326639  acpp1723AUTO  a02bN$T  c49872d49872