Are Ashes All That Is Left? Grace Jantzen’s Aesthetics and the Beauty of Biodiversity

As the climate crisis continues to worsen and it becomes apparent that the earth faces its sixth mass extinction event, it is more important than ever to find an alternative to the disordered thinking that prevents meaningful environmental reform in nations of the Global North with large carbon foot...

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Main Author: Dean, Dorothy C. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: MDPI 2022
In: Religions
Year: 2022, Volume: 13, Issue: 5
Further subjects:B Climate Change
B Philosophy of religion
B Death
B Aesthetics
B Christianity
B Ecotheology
B Affect Theory
B Biodiversity
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