A ˜Climate of ˜Justice: An Ethical Foundation for ˜Environmentalism -- Advance Praise for A Climate of Justice -- Preface -- References -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- About the Author -- Chapter 1: Introduction: Three Kinds of Engagement -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Developing an Interpretive Framework -- 1.3 Telling ``Telling�� Stories -- 1.4 Empowering the Civic -- References -- Part I: The Interpretative Framework -- Chapter 2: The Earth -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The Earth and Our Humanity -- 2.3 The Earth and the Social -- 2.3.1 Indigenous Peoples� ``Original Instructions�� -- 2.3.2 Modern Instructions -- 2.3.3 Earth as a Living Provider -- 2.4 A Modern Dwelling -- 2.5 The Earth and the Civic -- 2.5.1 Environmental Victories -- 2.5.2 A Stable Earth or a Hothouse Earth -- 2.6 Continuing the Work -- References -- Chapter 3: Our Humanity -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 People of the Earth -- 3.3 Existing as Contemporaries -- 3.4 Neurobiology and Human Dignity -- 3.4.1 Antonio Damasio�s Neurobiology -- 3.4.1.1 The Brain and the Mind -- 3.4.1.2 Three Types of Emotions -- 3.4.1.3 Damasio�s Different Selves -- The Core Self -- The Autobiographical Self -- 3.4.2 The Western Individual -- 3.4.3 Daniel Siegel�s Interpersonal Neurobiology -- 3.4.3.1 Mirror Neurons -- 3.4.3.2 The Primacy of Attachments -- 3.4.3.3 The Emergence of ``Myself�� -- 3.5 Personal Dignity -- References -- Chapter 4: The Social -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Characteristics of Social Worlds -- 4.2.1 Communicative and Behavioral Patterns -- 4.2.2 Perceptions and Expectations -- 4.2.3 Guarding Moral Boundaries -- 4.3 The Social Trend of American Prosperity -- 4.4 Our Social and Biological Lives -- 4.4.1 Sex and Gender -- 4.4.2 Race and Color -- 4.4.3 Ancestry and Social Evolution -- 4.5 Experiencing the Social -- 4.5.1 Social Diversity -- 4.5.2 Social Divisions -- 4.5.3 Social Conflict.

4.5.4 Social Rifts -- 4.5.5 Social Amnesia -- 4.6 Social Philanthrophic Trends -- 4.6.1 A New Form of Feudalism -- 4.6.2 Unequal Wealth Distribution -- 4.6.3 The Problem with Philanthropy -- 4.7 Social Coherence -- References -- Chapter 5: The Civic -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 The Recognition of Civilian Rights -- 5.2.1 The Protection of Civilians in International Humanitarian Law -- 5.2.2 The Civilian/Military Quandary -- 5.2.3 Civilians and Veterans -- 5.2.4 The Rule of Law -- 5.3 A World of Limits -- 5.3.1 The Earth�s Limitations -- 5.3.2 Human Limitations -- 5.3.3 Ernst Becker�s Heroism -- 5.3.4 Social Limits -- 5.4 Moving Toward a Climate of Justice -- References -- Part II: Telling ``Telling�� Stories -- Chapter 6: White Compromises and American Prosperity -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Causes of the Civil War -- 6.3 The National Compromises to Allow Slavery -- 6.4 The Civil War Becomes a Freedom War -- 6.5 The First Period of Reconstruction -- 6.6 The Second Period of Reconstruction -- 6.7 The Era of ``Redemption�� -- 6.8 Unraveling the White Compromise -- 6.9 The Tailwinds of American Prosperity -- References -- Chapter 7: Reinhold Niebuhr During the Time of the White Compromise -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Niebuhr�s View of the Ambiguity of Human Existence -- 7.3 Racial Conflict During the Time of the White Compromise -- 7.3.1 The Elaine Massacre -- 7.3.2 Anti-lynching Legislation -- 7.4 Niebuhr in Detroit -- 7.5 Niebuhr�s Christian Realism -- 7.6 Niebuhr�s Christian ``Idealism�� -- 7.6.1 The Southern Tenant Farmers� Union -- 7.6.2 The Delta Cooperative Farm -- 7.7 Niebuhr on Non-violent Action -- 7.8 Niebuhr on American Power in the World -- 7.8.1 Children of Light and Children of Darkness -- 7.8.2 The Irony of American History -- 7.9 Niebuhr and Race in the 1950s -- 7.10 Niebuhr�s Dualism -- 7.11 Niebuhr and the White Compromise.

7.12 Niebuhr and the Human Community -- 7.13 Niebuhr and American Prosperity -- References -- Chapter 8: The Sharecropper�s Story and An Ethics for Environmentalism -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 The Story of the Lands of the Atlantic -- 8.2.1 The Africans� Land -- 8.2.2 The Americans� Land -- 8.3 The English View of Land -- 8.4 The Latin View of Land -- 8.4.1 The Common Law and Roman Legal Systems -- 8.4.2 The Social Function of Land -- 8.5 Sharecropping -- 8.5.1 Mill�s Evaluation of Sharecropping -- 8.5.2 Southern Sharecropping -- 8.6 Reciprocity -- 8.7 Reparations -- 8.8 Restoration -- 8.9 Getting There from Here -- References -- Part III: Empowering the Civic -- Chapter 9: Civilian Empowerment: A Theological Inquiry -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 A Theology of Civilian Empowerment -- 9.3 Western Religion and Nature -- 9.3.1 The Gods of the Earth -- 9.3.2 Good Luck or God�s Blessings -- 9.4 Gods and our Humanity -- 9.5 Gods and the Social -- 9.6 Two Views of the Flow of GOD�S Power -- 9.6.1 Paul Lehmann�s Christian Ethics -- 9.6.2 Edward Hobbs� Trinitarian Analysis -- 9.7 Civilian Power -- References -- Chapter 10: The Citizen�s Role in Creating a Climate of Justice -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 The Empathy Option -- 10.2.1 Empathy and Self-Understanding -- 10.2.2 Empathy and Disagreement -- 10.3 The ``Commoners�� Option -- 10.3.1 The Commons and Triadic Thinking -- 10.3.2 The Commons Story -- 10.3.3 Commoner or Citizen -- 10.4 The ``Ethics of Care�� Option -- 10.5 Making Civic Connections -- References -- Chapter 11: An Invitation to Civic Dialogue -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 The Clash of Stories -- 11.2.1 Confederate and Lynching Memorials -- 11.2.2 Mount Rushmore and the Crazy Horse Memorial -- 11.3 My Invitation -- 11.4 A Caring Citizen -- 11.5 Education for White People -- 11.6 Types of Civilian Invitations.

11.6.1 Invitations from Future Generations -- 11.6.2 Invitation from Syrian Civilians -- 11.6.3 Invitation from Migrants at the Southern Border -- 11.6.4 Personal Invitation to Engage in Dialogue -- 11.7 Creating Conditions for Good Conversations -- 11.8 We the People -- References -- Index.

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