Sacrifice in Environmental Ethics and Theology

Sacrifice is a controversial topic in contemporary environmental ethics. The vocabulary of sacrifice is rife with difficulties, and theological voices such as Rachel Muers and Willis Jenkins evince a justified wariness about sacrifice as an ethical norm in light of feminist and liberationist critiqu...

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Main Author: Stewart-Kroeker, Sarah (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Chicago Press 2022
In: The journal of religion
Year: 2022, Volume: 102, Issue: 2, Pages: 237-261
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