An Ethics of Biodiversity: Christianity, Ecology, and the Variety of Life

by Kevin J. O'Brien

Book Overview

Life on earth is wildly diverse, but the future of that diversity is now in question. Through environmentally destructive farming practices, ever-expanding energy use, and the development and homogenization of land, human beings are responsible for unprecedented reductions in the variety of life forms around us. Estimates suggest that species extinctions caused by humans occur at up to 1,000 times the natural rate, and that one of every twenty...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1589016459
• ISBN13: 9781589016453
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"