Moral Ground
Ethical Action for a Planet in Peril
Published on 10. November 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
524 pages
978-1-59534-085-6 (ISBN)
Description
Moral Ground brings together the testimony of over 80 visionaries -- theologians and religious leaders, scientists, elected officials, business leaders, naturists, activists, and writers -- to present a diverse and compelling call to honor our individual and collective moral responsibilities to our planet. In the face of environmental degradation and global climate change, scientific knowledge alone does not tell us what we ought to do. The missing premise of the argument and much-needed centerpiece in the debate to date has been the need for ethical values, moral guidance, and principled reasons for doing the right thing for our planet, its animals, its plants, and its people. This book encourages a newly discovered, or rediscovered, commitment to consensus about our ethical obligation to the future and why it's wrong to wreck the world.
Reviews / Votes
Named a "Top 10 Environmental Read" by Huffington Post"Will light a righteous fire under those who are receptive to its message; the best we can do is hope that it spreads, and spreads, and spreads." - Utne
Moral Ground seeks to inspire action through a recognition of our species' commitment to ethical behavior and a reminder that ideals such as love and justice must dictate all of our actions." - Orion
"Because the message needs to be heard now more than ever, as we are on the brink of continuing to thoughtlessly, recklessly, destroy ourselves and the Earth, the combination of philosophy and science is especially effective." - Chicago Examiner
"Taking ethical action to address global climate change worldwide is a bequest that will give life to people now and in the future." - Eugene Register Guard
"An ambitious project that aims to make a rock-solid moral case for environmental action." - Grist
"A call to cultivate and implement a sense of collective moral responsibility to the future of our planet." - Isle Journal
"Solving climate change issues will come only from our openness to listen to each other, learn from each other, and seek mutual understanding in good faith." - Portland Tribune
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
San Antonio
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 154 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
635 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-59534-085-6 (9781595340856)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
E-Book
04/2011
1st Edition
Trinity University Press
€14.49
Available for download
Persons
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has received the Nobel Peace Prize, the Gandhi Peace Prize, the Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism, and the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom. In 1986 he was elected archbishop of Cape Town, the highest position in the Anglican Church in South Africa. In 1995, after the end of apartheid and the election of Nelson Mandela, Tutu was appointed chair of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission. He is currently chair of the Elders, an independent group of global leaders who offer their influence and experience to support peace building. -- Desmond Tutu