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Bouma-Prediger, Steven,

Earthkeeping and Character : Exploring a Christian Ecological virtue ethic / Steven Bouma-Prediger. - x, 198 pages ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-193) and indexes.

Introduction: ecological ethics reframed -- Mapping the territory: on virtue and vice -- Living with amazement and modesty: wonder and humility -- Living with strength of mind and discernment: self-control and wisdom -- Living with respect and care: justice and love -- Living with fortitude and expectation: courage and hope -- Digging in: becoming a person of character -- Appendix: A brief survey of Christian environmental virtue ethics.

Addressing a topic of growing and vital concern, this book asks us to reconsider how we think about the natural world and our place in it. Steven Bouma-Prediger brings ecotheology into conversation with the emerging field of environmental virtue ethics, exploring the character traits and virtues required for Christians to be responsible keepers of the earth and to flourish in the challenging decades to come. He shows how virtue ethics can enrich Christian environmentalism, helping readers think and act in ways that rightly value creation.

ISBN: 9780801098840 080109884X

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Human ecology--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Ecotheology.
Nature--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Ecology--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Environmental ethics.
Christian ethics.
Environmentalism--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Creation--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Christian stewardship.
Environmental protection--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Environmental protection--Moral and ethical aspects.

LC Class. No.: BT695.5 / .B685 2020

Dewey Class. No.: 241.691 / B7648