Gratitude for the Wild - Christian Ethics in the Wilderness

Nathaniel Van Yperen offers an original argument for how wilderness can evoke a vision of a good life in which creaturely limits are accepted in gratitude, even in the face of ambiguity and mystery. Through the theme of gratitude, the book refocuses attention on the role of affection and testimony in ecological ethics and Christian ethics.

List of contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Speaking for Wilderness
Chapter 2: Wilderness: A Sensuous Wild
Chapter 3: Wildness Elicits Piety
Chapter 4: The Fierce Urgency of Now
Conclusion: Gratitude for the Wild
Bibliography
About the Author

About the author

Nathaniel Van Yperen is visiting assistant professor of religion at Gustavus Adolphus College.

Summary

Nathaniel Van Yperen offers an original argument for how wilderness can evoke a vision of a good life in which creaturely limits are accepted in gratitude, even in the face of ambiguity and mystery. Through the theme of gratitude, the book refocuses attention on the role of affection and testimony in ecological ethics and Christian ethics.

Product details

• Authors: Nathaniel Van Yperen, Nathaniel Yperen, Nathaniel van Yperen
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2019
• EAN: 9781498561129
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-6112-9
• No. of pages: 130
• Series: Religious Ethics and Environme; Religious Ethics and Environmental Challenges
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works