Ex Materia and the Image of God: Imagining a Mormon Environmental Ethic

Clare, Jillian

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Author

Clare, Jillian, Religious Studies - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Virginia

Advisors

Jenkins, Willis , Department of Religious Studies , University of Virginia
Flake, Kathleen , Department of Religious Studies , University of Virginia

Abstract

This thesis examines the doctrine of creatio ex materia within LDS theology and proposes an environmental ethic based upon that distinctive teaching.  Ex materia creation is contrasted with the more traditional teaching of creatio ex nihilo in order to explicate and illuminate this proposed ethic.

Degree

MA (Master of Arts)

Keywords

Mormon; The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; environmental ethics

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Issued Date

2014-04-24

Persistent Link

https://doi.org/10.18130/V3KX0W

Suggested Citation

Clare, Jillian. Ex Materia and the Image of God: Imagining a Mormon Environmental Ethic. University of Virginia, Religious Studies - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, MA (Master of Arts), 2014-04-24, https://doi.org/10.18130/V3KX0W.

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