عنوان

"Dirt, Collapse, and Eco-responsibility:

شماره

LA129553

زبان متن نوشتاري يا گفتاري و مانند آن

انگلیسی

عنوان اصلي

"Dirt, Collapse, and Eco-responsibility:

نام عام مواد

[Article]

ساير اطلاعات عنواني

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

نام نخستين پديدآور

Peter Admirand

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

Leiden

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Brill

متن يادداشت

"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?"

تاريخ نشر

2011

توصيف ظاهري

127-150

عنوان

Worldviews: Global Religions, Culture, and Ecology

شماره جلد

15/2

شماره استاندارد بين المللي پياييندها

1568-5357

اصطلاح موضوعی

CREATION

اصطلاح موضوعی

EMMANUEL LEVINAS

اصطلاح موضوعی

JARED DIAMOND

اصطلاح موضوعی

JUSTICE

اصطلاح موضوعی

LOREN EISELEY

اصطلاح موضوعی

NATURAL EVIL

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Peter Admirand

شماره بازیابی

10.1163/156853511X574469

نام الکترونيکي

فرمت انتشار

p

نوع ماده

[Article]

کد کاربرگه

275578

سطح دسترسي

a

تكميل شده

Y