College
Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences
Date of Last Revision
2023-05-04 20:44:12
Major
Philosophy
Honors Course
English Composition 2
Number of Credits
2
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Date of Expected Graduation
Spring 2021
Abstract
In an age ripe with discovery and analysis regarding anthropogenic pollution and the resultant climate change, a causal ideological explanation is naturally sought. This paper seeks to delve deep into the Christian religion and its relationship to the current climate crisis, as well as discuss whether or not predictions and speculative assertions professed in the famous essay by Lynn White, Historical Roots of our Ecological Crisis, hold up when surveyed with a more critical and thorough evaluative lens. This conversation is undertaken under three core considerations: biblical cosmology, what has happened in the world of Christian bioethics since White’s time, and Christological as well as Eschatological doctrines and their implications when it comes to the natural environment. All arguments expressed in this paper come from these themes and their corresponding dogmas.
Research Sponsor
Joseph LiVecchi
First Reader
Nathaniel Blackerby
Second Reader
John Huss
Honors Faculty Advisor
Kimberly Ann Roy
Recommended Citation
Salem, Emmanuel, "Ecological Repentance" (2021). Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects. 1405.
https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/honors_research_projects/1405
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