Martin Luther's Ethics of Creation : A Morality of Nature

ISBN-13: 9783639095388 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 264 str.

Noel F. R. Guzman

Opis

In this well-timed, important book, Luther scholarand ethicist Noel F.R. Guzman romanticizes thecreational values and critiques the human-centeredthoughts of Martin Luther, a pivotal figure ofChristianity and Western civilization. This bookmends the destructiveness of the human-centeredelements in Luther''s thought, largely shared with thebroader Christian tradition, bringing Luther intocontact with non-Western critiques, particularly theaboriginal communities, as well as criticizing theethnocentric Christian mission. It further lays anethic based on Luther''s God-centered perspectiveagainst the anthropocentric tendencies of Christiantradition in order to redirect a more holisticmission and a right relationship with nature. ModernChristianity, which undeniably has contributed to theecological crisis, is admonished to reclaim Luther''sethics of creation and the virtues of frugality,humility, love and cross bearing. In this modern ageof profit-oriented globalization and scientificadvances, this book caters usefulness to economists,politicians, religious people, scientists,ecologists, ethicists, professors, students, and allwho love the future of the planet.

O autorze

NOEL F. R. GUZMAN is a Reformation and Ethics professor at Han
Theological Seminary in Malaybalay City, Philippines. He is an
ecologist, agricultural engineer, youth worker, and a
non-sectarian evangelist. Dr. Guzman, a Luther scholar and
product of Boston University, is a co-founder of Grupong Sagip,
Inc., an international ecological movement.