We All Are Guests on Earth! A Global Christian Vision for Climate Justice

includes index and biblioraphy

WELCOME AS GUESTS ON EARTH! Eco-Theology, Eco-Spirituality, and Eco-Ethics Major Concepts for Man`s Role on Earth .....................3 Welcome as Guests on Earth.........................................4 Eco-Theology.......................................................9 Eco-Anthropology.............................................. 10 Eco-Spirituality.................................................. 11 Eco-Ethics.......................................................... 11 . ; From Shareholder to `Careholder`............................... 12 Caring for the Five Protecting `Skins` ........................ 18 CONTEXTUAL AND GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT ETHICS Interreligious Perspectives . Interreligious Perspectives of Caring for the Earth ..... 19 Global and Contextual Perspect AL tives. 22 CLIMATE JUSTICE . Painful Ethical Questions ........................... From Climate Change to Climate Justice... Basic Value: Justice........... . Capability-Related Justice..... . Performance-Related Justice. Needs-Related Justice........... Distributive Justice................. Justice as Equal Treatment..... Intergenerational Justice........ Participatory Justice............... Procedural Justice ..............................................32 Functional Justice...............................................33 Punitive Justice ................................................33 Transitional Justice ..........................................33 Restorative Justice............................................33 Transformative Justice.....................................34 On Time Justice ...............................................34 Some Ethical Guidelines for Climate Justice ..............35 Volume of Resources......................................... 36 Prevention ..........................................................36 Mitigation...........................................................37 Adaptation..........................................................37 Interlinked Instruments ......................................37 The Polluters-Pay-Principle...............................38 The Capability-to-Contribute-Principle.............38 Responsibility and Capability Index..................39 Positive and Negative Sanctions........................39 Efficiency and Transparency ...........................40 Market-Related Instruments.............................40 Care for the Weakest........................................42 Institutionalized Solidarity...............................43 Urgent Legislation............................................43 Threats or Opportunities? ............................................4 IS IT TOO LATE OR IS THERE HOPE? God`s Offer and Promise of Alliance..........................4 Good Management of Entrusted Resources ................5