Solidarity, Sustainability, Stewardship: Ethics across Generations

The religious foundations of environmental concern have rarely been seen as a foundation for environmental ethics: namely, obligations across generations. In this essay, we offer three ethical principles—solidarity, sustainability, and stewardship—whose religious roots illuminate our duties to futur...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Interpretation
Authors: Moody, Harry R. 1945- (Author) ; Achenbaum, W. Andrew 1947- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Journals Online & Print:
Drawer...
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: Sage Publ. 2014
In: Interpretation
Year: 2014, Volume: 68, Issue: 2, Pages: 150-158
Further subjects:B Sustainability
B Stewardship
B Aging
B Ecotheology
B Solidarity
B Environment (Art)
B Generations
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Electronic
Description
Summary:The religious foundations of environmental concern have rarely been seen as a foundation for environmental ethics: namely, obligations across generations. In this essay, we offer three ethical principles—solidarity, sustainability, and stewardship—whose religious roots illuminate our duties to future generations. “Solidarity” extends both to unborn humans and to nonhuman species; “sustainability” is reflected in connections to generations both past and future; “stewardship” is the imperative of responsibility imposed on today’s generation who understand the global environmental challenge and respond to it with hope instead of despair.
ISSN:2159-340X
Contains:Enthalten in: Interpretation
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0020964313517656