Rolston, Holmes, 1932-, authorSociety of Christian Ethics, publisher2007-01-032007-01-031993Rolston, Holmes, III, Environmental Ethics Some Challenges for Christians, Beckley, Harlan, ed., The Annual: Society of Christian Ethics, 163-186. Boston, MA: Society of Christian Ethics. Distributor, Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 1993.http://hdl.handle.net/10217/40511Includes bibliographical references.Keynote address at the Society of Christian Ethics, Annual National Conference, Savannah, GA, January 8-10, 1993.The Christian ethics for persons, calling for love, justice, benevolence, and compassion does not transfer easily to duties toward wildlife, and the difficulties compound with an ethic toward plants, species, and ecosystems. Biblical faith began with a land ethic, a covenanted promised land, and Christians find a nature that is sacred and good in itself, regardless of its human utility. Earth is a planet with promise, nature is graced with creativity. Nature is also cruciform, death is perpetually redeemed with the renewal of life, and central themes in Christianity are congenial to an environmental ethic.born digitalchapters (layout features)eng©1993 Society of Christian Ethics.Copyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.plantsanimalsspeciessacred natureChristians and environmentvalue in naturenature as good in itselfcruciform naturecompassionrenewal of lifeText