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