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Value Judgments, God, and Ecological Ecumenism

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Philosophy of Religion for a New Century

Part of the book series: Studies in Philosophy and Religion ((STPAR,volume 25))

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The general worldview of this chapter is organic2 in metaphysics, prehensive3 in epistemology, and kalogenic4 in ethics. This means that I have a great deal in common with process philosophers and theologians, specifically with my friend, David Ray Griffin, whose chapter also appears in this book.

Some paragraphs of the following have previously appeared in Chapter 6 of my Living and Value: Toward a Constructive Postmodern Ethics (Albany: State University of New York Press, 2001).

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Ferré, F. (2004). Value Judgments, God, and Ecological Ecumenism. In: Hackett, J., Wallulis, J. (eds) Philosophy of Religion for a New Century. Studies in Philosophy and Religion, vol 25. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-2074-2_7

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