Humanities and Cultural Studies: Christian ethics at the two-degree tipping point

29/09/2009
Humanities and Cultural Studies: Christian ethics at the two-degree tipping point

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How can the needs of today’s generation be satisfied while simultaneously not unjustly restricting the developmental prospects for future generations? That is the core question of all deliberations that can be aggregated under the collective concept of “Sustainability”. Catholic theologian Professor Markus Vogt is convinced that problems such as climate change can only be translated into practical principles of behavior in close dialog between the natural sciences and social sciences. In particular, he sees a need for churches to undertake key ethical initiatives in politics and society.