God, Creation, and Climate Change: A Catholic Response to the Environmental Crisis

by Miller, Richard W.

• ISBN13: 9781570758898
• ISBN10: 1570758891
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-08-15
• Publisher: Orbis Books

Summary

Leading theologians and ethicists reflect on the most serious crisis of our time, offering insights from theology, history, and ethics to aid in the transformation required to meet it.

Author Biography

Richard W. Miller is assistant professor of systematic theology at Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska. He is a founder of the Church in the 21st Century Lecture Series, from which this volume is drawn. He is the editor, most recently, of Women and the Shaping of Catholicism.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. vii
Global Climate Disruption and Social Justice: The State of the Problem	p. 1
The Bible's Wisdom Tradition and Creation Theology	p. 35
Creation, Incarnation, and Resurrection	p. 49
Environmental Degradation, Social Sin, and the Common Good	p. 69
Theology and Sustainable Economics	p. 95
Another Call to Action: Catholics and the Challenge of Climate Change	p. 112
Panel Discussion	p. 125
Contributors	p. 148
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