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A Political Theology of Climate Change
Michael S. Northcott
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Paperback. Northcott constructs a new political theology of climate change that acknowledges the role of borders in the constitution of the nations, and their providential ordering under God as assemblies of persons who recognise particular duties to each other within those borders. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: HRCX6; JPW; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 552.
The failure of political institutions, including national governments and the United Nations, to mitigate climate change reflects the modern constitution of the nation-state as a cultural and secular, rather than created and providential, agency. Northcott constructs a new political theology of climate change that acknowledges the role of borders in the constitution of the nations, and their providential ordering under God as assemblies of persons who recognise particular duties to each other within those borders. Against this conception, a global economy promotes a state of conflict over access to basic natural goods. Elite agents use networks of power to act ... Read more
The failure of political institutions, including national governments and the United Nations, to mitigate climate change reflects the modern constitution of the nation-state as a cultural and secular, rather than created and providential, agency. Northcott constructs a new political theology of climate change that acknowledges the role of borders in the constitution of the nations, and their providential ordering under God as assemblies of persons who recognise particular duties to each other within those borders. Against this conception, a global economy promotes a state of conflict over access to basic natural goods. Elite agents use networks of power to act ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
SPCK Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780281072323
SKU
V9780281072323
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99-50
About Michael S. Northcott
Michael Northcott is Professor of Ethics in the University of Edinburgh, and the author of many books. He has been visiting professor at Claremont School of Theology, Dartmouth College, Duke University, Flinders University and the University of Malaya.
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