The Tangled Bank: Toward an Ecotheological Ethics of Responsible Participation - Brossura

Hogue, Michael S.

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ISBN 10: 022717335X ISBN 13: 9780227173350

Casa editrice: James Clarke, 2010

Riassunto

In response to the confluence of moral uncertainty with the increase of human power to alter nature, and through critical integration of the philosophical naturalism of Hans Jonas and the critical religious naturalism of James M. Gustafson, The Tangled Bank argues for an ecotheological ethics of responsible participation. By making the case that the moral pressures of our time call for a vision that is as deeply naturalistic as it is deeply theological, a critical perspective is advanced that is attuned to human embeddedness within nature as well as to human distinctiveness. In support of this, a moral anthropological method is deployed as a creative new way to integrate the comparative, critical, and constructive tasks of theological ethics. The insights of Hans Jonas and James M. Gustafson, interpreted comparatively for the first time, are critically drawn together to suggest new directions for scholarship and teaching in theology and religion and science studies.

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Recensione:

"This book is helpful especially for those interested in the thought of [Hans] Jonas or [James] Gustafson..."
--Jacob W Shatzer, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI in Theological Book Review, Vol 23, No. 1, 2011

'The Tangled Bank is an interesting book, quite complex and deep. The book is philosophical and theological as much as ecological in presenting the ideas of Jonas and Gustafson ... suggesting an environmental ethics ... the concentration on and intertwined examination of Jonas and Gustafson allows for an in-depth analysis, which digs deep into the philosophical and theological nature of humanity and its relationship to God and nature, combining naturalistic and theological ideas, stressing human distinctiveness, but also human embedded-ness within nature ... It allows for more than a cursory analysis, which is welcome, because the problem is complicated and deep, with no easy solutions ... The book is insightful, useful and worthwhile.'
--Tony Watling in the Journal of Contemporary Religion Vol 27.1, Jan 2012

Through [Hans] Jonas and [James] Gustafson, Hogue brings together philosophy and religion in a new and powerful synthesis. [...] It is not the only possible synthesis of religious and philosophical thinkers, but one that will certainly attract deserved notice for its boldness and depth. --David K. Goodin, Environmental Ethics, Vol. 34, No.1, Spring 2012

L'autore:

Michael S. Hogue is Assistant Professor of Theology at Meadville Lombard Theological School (Chicago, IL).

Su questa edizione

• Editore: James Clarke
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 022717335X
• ISBN 13: 9780227173350
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 282