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CONTENTS Introduction: Reading the Catholic Theological Tradition through an Ecological Lens 1 1 Valuing the Goodness of Creation 17 2 Appreciating the Beauty of Creation 43 3 Reverencing the Sacramental Universe 65 4 Respecting Creation’s Praise for God 103 5 Cooperating within the Integrity of Creation 121 6 Acknowledging Kinship and Practicing Companionship 149 7 Using Creation with Gratitude and Restraint 193 vii 8 Living Virtuously within the Earth Community 231 9 Loving Earth 255 10 Modeling the Human in an Age of Ecological Degradation 267 Bibliography 287 Index 313 viii Contents ...

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