Theology, creation, and environmental ethics: from creatio ex nihilo to terra nullius

Winner of the John Templeton Award for Theological Promise, 2009. This book argues that the Christian doctrine of creatio ex nihilo sets up a support system for a "logic of domination" over others. It follows a genealogical method in examining how the concept of creation out of nothing mat...

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Main Author: Bauman, Whitney 1976- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: New York Routledge 2009
In:Year: 2009
Reviews:Book Review: Whitney Bauman, Theology, Creation, and Environmental Ethics: From Creatio Ex Nihilo to Terra Nullius (London: Routledge, 2009). xii + 248 pp. £70/118 (hb), ISBN 978-0-415-99813-0 (2011) (Southgate, Christopher, 1953 -)
Series/Journal:Routledge studies in religion 12
Further subjects:B Creation History of doctrines
B Human Ecology Religious aspects Christianity History of doctrines
B Power (Christian theology) History of doctrines
B Philosophical Theology
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Summary:Winner of the John Templeton Award for Theological Promise, 2009. This book argues that the Christian doctrine of creatio ex nihilo sets up a support system for a "logic of domination" over others. It follows a genealogical method in examining how the concept of creation out of nothing materializes in the world throughout different periods in the history of the Christian West
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-243) and index
Physical Description:Online-Ressource (xii, 248 p)
ISBN:0-203-87926-0
0-415-99813-1
978-0-203-87926-9
978-0-415-99813-0