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Christian Ethics of Creation / 5. Respecting the dignity of creatures. Basic concepts of environmental and animal ethics
Christian Ethics of Creation / 5. Respecting the dignity of creatures. Basic concepts of environmental and animal ethics
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Foreword
5–14
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15–21
1. "Our House is on Fire." Introduction
15–21
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1.1 The impetus of Fridays for Future
1.2 The environmental crisis as a sign of the times
1.3 Bound in the bag of life
1.4 The structure of the book
22–51
2. Looking into the abyss. The analytical tool of planetary boundaries
22–51
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2.1 The concept of planetary boundaries
2.2 The nine borders and their meaning
2.3 Measured variables and measurement of the limits
2.4 Key problem 1: Global warming
2.5 Key problem 2: The loss of biodiversity
2.6 The great acceleration
2.7 Regional inequalities. The World Risk Index
2.8 The two central causes: Economic activity and lifestyle
2.9 Boundaries in an anthropological and ethical perspective
2.10 A New Age: The Earth in the Anthropocene
52–85
3. Building an Ark. Impulses from biblical creation texts
52–85
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3.1 The ecclesiastical aberrations in the interpretation of biblical creation texts
3.2 Hermeneutical and exegetical preliminary remarks on Gen. 1–9
3.3 Prelude: The vision of a great family of all creatures (Ps. 104)
3.4 The Noahide Covenant as a model of justice for the present day
3.4.1 God's Covenant with His Creation (Gen. 9)
3.4.2 The flood of violence and the lifeboat of the ark (Gen. 6–8)
3.5 The Peace of Creation as a Utopian Model for Dynamising the Present
3.5.1 Man and animals in the garden of paradise (Gen. 2–3)
3.5.2 The great house of life of creation (Gen. 1)
3.6 The guiding principle of the peace of Creation and the norms of Creation justice
3.7 The Sabbath as the Basic Principle of Creation Justice
3.8 The tree of life as an archetypal symbol of Creation justice
86–123
4. Celebrating Creation. Liturgical expressions of care for Creation
86–123
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4.1 "All like the altar vessels". Creation spirituality in the liturgical stance
4.2 "Embracing the world". Creation spirituality in sacraments and sacramentals
4.2.1 Baptism as a sign of the great flood
4.2.2 The Eucharist as the thanksgiving of all creatures
4.2.3 The other sacraments
4.2.4 The earth rite of burial as a return to the earth
4.3 Tuning in with Creation. Creation spirituality in (liturgical) prayer
4.3.1 The Lord's Prayer
4.3.2 The Liturgy of the Hours
4.3.3 The missing lament prayer
4.4 Sharing the Easter Bread. Creation spirituality in the church year
4.5 Promising goodness. Creation spirituality in the blessings
4.5.1 Blessings around nutrition
4.5.2 Blessing of herbs
4.5.3 Blessing of the waters
4.5.4 Blessing of the animals
4.5.5 Blessing in the killing of animals. A missing person report
4.6 As the church "do not remain silent". Creation Day and Creation Time
4.7 Celebrating outdoors. Creation as a space and time-giver for the liturgy
4.8 Still room for improvement. A conclusion
124–178
5. Respecting the dignity of creatures. Basic concepts of environmental and animal ethics
124–178
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5.1 Anthropocentristic approaches
5.2 Pathocentrist/ Sentientist approaches
5.3 Biocentristic approaches
5.4 Ecocentrist/Cosmocentrist/Holistic Approaches
5.5 Inherent worth/dignity as ascription of an individual moral status
5.5.1 The normative content of the attribution of inherent worth/dignity
5.5.2 The necessary incommensurability of inherent worth/dignity
5.5.3 The bearers of inherent worth/dignity. Methodological preliminary remarks
5.5.4 The bearers of inherent worth/dignity. The fundamental decision
5.5.5 The theological deepening of the attribution of inherent worth/dignity
5.5.6 The emotional power of holistically based biocentrism and its spiritual deepening
5.6 Moral individualism and the common good principle
5.7 Epilogue: Being born and dying as cornerstones of ethics of Creation
179–219
6. Thinking of children and grandchildren. Sustainability as intergenerational justice
179–219
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6.1 History of the concept and idea of sustainable development
6.2 Systematic reflection on the concept of sustainable development
6.2.1 Sustainable development as a concept of justice
6.2.2 The three "pillars" of sustainability
6.2.3 What is replaceable? Strong versus weak sustainability
6.2.4 The five rules of ecological sustainability
6.2.5 The concept of sustainability and holistically based biocentrism
6.3 Sustainable climate protection
6.4 Sustainable biodiversity conservation
6.5 Sustainability and population policy
6.6 Sustainability as a link between different discourses
220–237
7. More than greenwashing. Ecological conversion
220–237
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7.1 The concept of the “great transformation”
7.1.1 A “transformation of value attitudes”
7.1.2 Existing power relations as the biggest obstacle
7.2 The Concept of “Ecological Conversion”
7.3 Conversion as an apocalyptic programme
7.3.1 Apocalyptic figures of thought in the perception of the world
7.3.2 Apocalyptic figures in theological interpretation
7.3.3 "Laudato si'" as gentle apocalypticism
7.4 The added value of a theology of conversion for the project of the great transformation
238–257
8. Putting a price on values. Structural changes towards an eco-social market economy
238–257
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8.1 Common good versus individual good. The problem of the commons
8.2 Structural change models for the eco-social market economy
8.3 Eco-social market economy in a global context
8.4 (Post-)Growth?
258–271
9. Living well instead of having much. Virtues of Creation Spirituality
258–271
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9.1 Gratitude as appreciation of the given
9.2 Humility as becoming free through limitations
9.3 Reverence as stepping back from the mystery
9.4 Justice as impartial engagement
9.5 Moderation as harmony with Creation
9.6 Enjoyment as a taste for life
9.7 Serenity as being free from oneself
9.8 Devotion as the willingness to give oneself to others
9.9 Epilogue: Living simply
272–280
10. Engaging serenely. The environmental movement between indifference and burnout
272–280
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10.1 A new understanding of (God-)trust
10.2 Hope as letting something happen
10.3 Hope as refraining from success
10.4 Hope as the certainty that something has meaning
10.5 Epilogue: Bound in the bag of life
281–306
Bibliography
281–306
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307–312
Index of passages from the Bible and magisterial texts
307–312
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313–316
Register of persons
313–316
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Christian Ethics of Creation , page 124 - 178
5. Respecting the dignity of creatures. Basic concepts of environmental and animal ethics
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Michael Rosenberger
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doi.org/10.5771/9783748934387-124
ISBN print: 978-3-8487-8796-8
ISBN online: 978-3-7489-3438-7
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