Saving Creation
Nature and Faith in the Life of Holmes Rolston III
Biography & Memoir, Philosophers, Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Biological Sciences, Evolution, Nature, Environment, Environmental Conservation & Protection
| Author: | Christopher J. Preston | ISBN: | 9781595340986 |
| Publisher: | Trinity University Press | Publication: | April 15, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Trinity University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Christopher J. Preston |
| ISBN: | 9781595340986 |
| Publisher: | Trinity University Press |
| Publication: | April 15, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Trinity University Press |
| Language: | English |
Holmes Rolston III has long been recognized as the father of environmental ethics.” Internationally renowned for the synthesis he has found in evolutionary biology and Christianity, Rolston has followed an immensely interesting life course. In this compelling biography, Rolston’s story is traced from childhood to the present, detailing the process by which he has come to hone his profound philosophies. Culled from countless interviews with Rolston himself, along with his family and colleagues, this biography is both an engaging life story and a compendium of Rolston’s thoughts on the value of nature, resource management, aesthetics, international development, and the relationship of culture to nature, wilderness, and natural theology.
Holmes Rolston III has long been recognized as the father of environmental ethics.” Internationally renowned for the synthesis he has found in evolutionary biology and Christianity, Rolston has followed an immensely interesting life course. In this compelling biography, Rolston’s story is traced from childhood to the present, detailing the process by which he has come to hone his profound philosophies. Culled from countless interviews with Rolston himself, along with his family and colleagues, this biography is both an engaging life story and a compendium of Rolston’s thoughts on the value of nature, resource management, aesthetics, international development, and the relationship of culture to nature, wilderness, and natural theology.
