1st Edition
Theology, Creation, and Environmental Ethics From Creatio Ex Nihilo to Terra Nullius
By Whitney Bauman
Copyright 2009
260 Pages
by
Routledge
260 Pages
by
Routledge
260 Pages
by
Routledge
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Winner of the John Templeton Award for Theological Promise, 2009
This book argues that the Christian doctrine of creatio ex nihilo (creation out of nothing) sets up a support system for a "logic of domination" toward human and earth others. Conceptually inspired by the work of theologian Catherine Keller and feminist philosopher of the environment Val Plumwood, it follows a genealogical... Read more
Introduction 1. A Geneaology of the Christian Colonial Mindset: Ex Nihilo from Rhetorical Origins to Constantinian Christianity 2. Ex Nihilo Identity and Discovering the "Otro Mundo" 3. Descartes, Tabula Rasa, Lockean Property, and Omnipotent Agency 4. The Creation of Ex Nihilo of Terra Nullius Lands: Omnipotent Nations and the Logic of Global Colonization 5. From Epistemologies of Domination to Grounded Thinking 6. Opening Words about God onto Creatio Continua 7. Creatio Continua "All the Way Down": A Postcolonial, Planetary Understanding of Continuing Creation 8. Conclusion: A Brief Thought After
Biography
Whitney Bauman is Assistant Professor of Religion and Science at Florida International University. He is the Assistant Editor for the forthcoming The Berkshire Encyclopedia for Sustainability: The Spirit of Sustainability (Berkshire, 2009).
