The End of Matter
Some Ecojustice Principles in the Neo-Patristic Vision
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https://doi.org/10.1558/ecotheology.v4i1.1786Keywords:
David BetheaAbstract
At the end of the nineteenth century there was fascination abroad among Russian intellectuals for all things Western, including Western European religious thought. A recent commentator, David Bethea, gives this reason for the fascination. In reference to the ascendant ultramontane Roman Catholicism of the day, he writes: ‘The ascetic, flesh-despising aspects of Catholicism were bound to appeal—by their very novelty—to an Orthodox tradition that viewed matter as spirit-bearing.’Published
1999-03-04
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Reid, D. (1999). The End of Matter: Some Ecojustice Principles in the Neo-Patristic Vision. Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture, 4(1). https://doi.org/10.1558/ecotheology.v4i1.1786