An ethics of biodiversity christianity, ecology and the variety of life. - O'Brien, Kevin J. (Washington Georgetown University Press, 2010)
Introduction: Christian ecological ethics and biodiversity -- Defining biodiversity -- The variety of life -- Why biodiversity matters -- Valuing life and ecosystems -- The sacramental value of the variety of life -- The levels of biodiversity -- Scaling conservation -- Multiscalar Christian ecological ethics -- Political and morally formative conservation -- Regulating biodiversity : the endangered species act and political conservation -- Christian care for biodiversity : moral formation as conservation -- Social justice and the conservation of biodiversity -- Biological and cultural diversity -- Diversities and justice -- Conclusion: the work of conserving biodiversity.
Keywords: Biodiversity; Human ecology -- Religious aspects&delete& -- Christianity