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Nordlander, Ebbe; WHALEN, A. M.

doi:10.1002/chin.199545285

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An Ecologically Wise Childhood1

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“…Christians have long held that living organisms exist for human beings, not because of material utility, but because creation leads us to knowledge and love of God: 'creation manifests the glory and wisdom of God'. 48 Nordlander writes that contemplative knowledge changes 'our dealings with fellow creatures', 49 but here I am suggesting that, in relationship, children both provide an example of contemplation for us adults, and can change our dealings with other fellow creatures. That is, children's 'receptive delight' 50 is communicative, and can lead us to new insights and even provide moral motivation.…”

Section: An Ecologically Wise Childhoodmentioning

confidence: 81%

How can we love what we don’t know?: Children and ecological care

Boeré

2021

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This article addresses the intersection of child ethics and ecological ethics, arguing that ecological care should be viewed as a shared endeavour between children and adults, where each have something to offer to and learn from the other. It is incumbent on adults to foster an embodied, intimate relationship with nature as something that is key to children’s moral development, including their morality of ecological care. This perspective also provides a model of discipleship for adults, characterised as a Rahnerian environmentally-conscious second childhood: by recollecting, observing and mimicking children’s relationship with nature, adults can learn to become like them in their care for the earth.

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Section: An Ecologically Wise Childhoodmentioning

confidence: 81%