The Wicked Problem of Climate Change
2017 ◽
Vol 21
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pp. 61-86
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Keyword(s):
Although best known for his perceived critiques of Christianity in his 1967 “Historical Roots” article, I draw upon Lynn Townsend White, jr.’s lesser-known texts and unpublished archival materials to argue that White made a significant, constructive contribution to environmental ethics. Through his rejection of anthropocentric and prudential forms of ethics, White proposed an ethic of compassion for nature rooted in his notion of a “spiritual democracy of all God’s creatures.” This ethical model, referred to here as Christian ecocentrism, is offered as a framework for Christian reflection and as a means for changing attitudes and behaviors on the “wicked problem” of climate change.
2005 ◽
Vol 26
(6)
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pp. 553-565
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2021 ◽
2015 ◽
Vol 53
(1)
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pp. 12-20
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Keyword(s):
2009 ◽
Vol 60
(3)
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pp. AB91