Theological and Ethical Perspectives on Climate Engineering

Edited by Forrest Clingerman and Kevin J. O'Brien - Contributions by Thomas Bruhn; Forrest Clingerman; Sarah E....

Using the resources of theology and ethics to bring religion into the climate engineering debate, this book considers the moral questions raised by scientists, engineers, and philosophers while adding new questions and insights to the debate. Readers new to the discussion will be introduced in an engaging and thoughtful manner, while those who already work on this issue will wrestle with it in a new way.

IntroductionForrest Clingerman & Kevin J. O'BrienAcknowledgmentsPart I: Climate Engineering and ReligionChapter 1Playing God: Why Religion Belongs in the Climate Engineering DebateForrest Clingerman & Kevin J. O'BrienChapter 2From the Garden of Eden to Eden's Gardener? Experiences from Dialogues with Religious Groups on Climate Engineering and Possible Implications for TransdisciplinarityThomas Bruhn, Stefan Schäfer, & Mark G. LawrencePart II: Philosophical and Theological Responses to Climate EngineeringChapter 3The Temptations of Climate EngineeringDane ScottChapter 4Real Presence: Process Theological Perspectives on Geoengineering the Body of GodMarit TrelstadChapter 5Time's Arrow and Narratives of Climate EngineeringForrest ClingermanChapter 6Rewriting Mortality: A Theological Critique of Geoengineering and De-ExtinctionStefan SkrimshirePart III: Religious Resources for Moral DiscernmentChapter 7Healing the Climate? Christian Ethics and Medical Models for Climate EngineeringLaura M. HartmanChapter 8Stewards of Irony: Planetary Stewardship, Climate Engineering, and Religious EthicsWillis JenkinsChapter 9Ritual Responses to Climate EngineeringSarah E. FredericksChapter 10"First Be Reconciled": The Priority of Repentance in the Climate Engineering DebateKevin J. O'BrienAppendixReligion and Climate Engineering: Points of Consensus from ClaremontThomas Bruhn, Forrest Clingerman, Sarah Fredericks, Laura Hartman, Kevin J. O'Brien, Dane Scott, and Marit TrelstadContributors