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"Dirt, Collapse, and Eco-responsibility:

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LA129553

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انگلیسی

Title Proper

"Dirt, Collapse, and Eco-responsibility:

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[Article]

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"Natural" Evils and the Eager Longing for Eco-justice"

First Statement of Responsibility

Peter Admirand

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Leiden

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Brill

Text of Note

"As a theologian seeking to evaluate the meaning of "nature" or the "natural"-especially as contained in the problematic term "natural evils"-I will turn predominantly to an anthropologist-poet (Loren Eiseley), a professor of evolutionary biology (Jared Diamond), and a geomorphologist (David Montgomery). Ultimately, I will assess the value of creation and the question of responsibility in light of the staggering and senseless loss of so much life. I contend that theists will find unexpected allies in historical and anthropological works that examine how human action (and inaction) causes or exacerbates much of the destruction "natural" disasters unleash. Questions to investigate include: (1) How responsible are humans for the suffering inflicted by "natural" disasters? (2) If human beings are not solely culpable for such affliction, how should this impact a theist's faith position and the value of creation? (3) How can the findings and analysis of the scientists consulted in this article support a Levinasian priority of the ethical and liberation theologians' option for the poor? (4) How can a pluralized, ambiguous interpretation of the natural spur a deeper sense of eco-responsibility? (5) Which theological approach is best able to respond to the reality of our depleted and ravaged biosphere? As a theologian seeking to evaluate the meaning of "nature" or the "natural"-especially as contained in the problematic term "natural evils"-I will turn predominantly to an anthropologist-poet (Loren Eiseley), a professor of evolutionary biology (Jared Diamond), and a geomorphologist (David Montgomery). Ultimately, I will assess the value of creation and the question of responsibility in light of the staggering and senseless loss of so much life. I contend that theists will find unexpected allies in historical and anthropological works that examine how human action (and inaction) causes or exacerbates much of the destruction "natural" disasters unleash. Questions to investigate include: (1) How responsible are humans for the suffering inflicted by "natural" disasters? (2) If human beings are not solely culpable for such affliction, how should this impact a theist's faith position and the value of creation? (3) How can the findings and analysis of the scientists consulted in this article support a Levinasian priority of the ethical and liberation theologians' option for the poor? (4) How can a pluralized, ambiguous interpretation of the natural spur a deeper sense of eco-responsibility? (5) Which theological approach is best able to respond to the reality of our depleted and ravaged biosphere?"

Date of Publication

2011

Physical description

127-150

Title

Worldviews: Global Religions, Culture, and Ecology

Volume Number

15/2

International Standard Serial Number

1568-5357

Subject Term

CREATION

Subject Term

EMMANUEL LEVINAS

Subject Term

JARED DIAMOND

Subject Term

JUSTICE

Subject Term

LOREN EISELEY

Subject Term

NATURAL EVIL

Peter Admirand

Call Number

10.1163/156853511X574469

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[Article]

275578

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