Nature Elicits Piety: James Gustafson among the Wolves

This essay explores James Gustafson's theocentric ethics for the work of constructing an adequate Protestant Christian ethic of the wild. Two critical questions arise in conversation with his ethics: (1) When the category of natural evil is rendered incoherent, what are the significant conseque...

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Main Author: Yperen, Nathaniel Van (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Philosophy Documentation Center [2018]
In: Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics
Year: 2018, Volume: 38, Issue: 2, Pages: 75-91
IxTheo Classification:CB Christian life; spirituality
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KDD Protestant Church
NBD Doctrine of Creation
NCG Environmental ethics; Creation ethics
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Summary:This essay explores James Gustafson's theocentric ethics for the work of constructing an adequate Protestant Christian ethic of the wild. Two critical questions arise in conversation with his ethics: (1) When the category of natural evil is rendered incoherent, what are the significant consequences for piety in Christian ecological ethics? (2) How does Gustafson's theocentric ethics, which emphasizes experience, help us to refigure gratitude in ecological ethics? The essay explores these questions in the context of the debate over the reintroduction and conservation of wolves in the American West.
ISSN:2326-2176
Contains:Enthalten in: Society of Christian Ethics, Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1353/sce.2018.0034