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Ex Materia and the Image of God: Imagining a Mormon Environmental Ethic652 views
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
Rights
All rights reserved (no additional license for public reuse)
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.
