Christians seeking to "save the Earth" have to relate creation to salvation by doing justice to both themes. This study explores the ambiguous legacy of the ways in which this challenge has been approached in the reformed tradition of Swiss, Dutch, and German origins and in the reception of this tradition in South Africa. The book focuses on the diverging interpretations of the category of "re-creation" in this regard. (Series: Studies in Religion and the Environment / Studien zur Religion und Umwelt - Vol. 8)

Concern for rare species has been an important part of environmental activism since the first environmental movement began in the 19th century. Now, the protection of rare species is a part of the political goal to preserve biodiversity. This book discusses ethical issues connected with the protection of rare species from a virtue-ethical perspective. It explores the following two questions: What constitutes a good human life together with other species? How can this be realized? The book takes account of both Aristotelian and Christian virtue ethics. (Series: Studies in Religion and the...

Ecological destruction is taking place on such a scale that it prompts the need to make sense of the world in which we live and of this moment in history. This study explores the ecological significance of seeing the world as the whole household of the triune God and, more specifically, in terms of God's acts of house-holding (economy), including creation, salvation, and eschatological consummation. (Series: Studies in Religion and the Environment / Studien zur Religion und Umwelt - Vol. 10) Subject: Religious Studies, Environmental Studies, Ecology]

Renegotiation of identities in a 21st century world and a resurgence of older loyalties are calling into question our shared senses of belonging and place. How and where to feel at home? This question is being pressed upon us once again. Landscape ecologists, planners, philosophers, and theologians come together in At Home in the Future to share their diverse perspectives on this challenging question. Only by means of such open-hearted conversations can we hope, in societies with complex histories and uncertain futures, to achieve a shared understanding of what it will mean to live together...