New Book: Christiana Peppard’s “Just Water”

Christiana Peppard’s new book is now out with Orbis books and available at amazon. It analyzes the value of fresh water at the intersections of hydrology, ecology, ethics, theology, and Catholic social thought. It is also very readable for the non-expert, which is no small feat given the topics it covers.

Just WaterJust Water: Theology, Ethics and the Global Water Crisis

Do we truly understand the significance of fresh water in an era of economic globalization? Aimed at the educated non-specialist as well as scholars, Just Water explores important aspects of the global fresh water crisis while also providing ethical analysis and principled recommendations about fresh water use and scarcity in the 21st century.

Ultimately, Just Water invites us to expand global discourse about the value of fresh water—unique, non-substitutable substance that serves as a baseline for human existence. At the same time this book offers tools for understanding and appreciating contemporary ethical problems posed by looming fresh water scarcity in the 21st century.

Comments

  1. thomashollyday says:

    Can’t wait to read. We do lots on water for wildlife. Check us out at facebook page solarsipper. Let us know if we can review your book there. Send us a copy.

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  1. […] Terje Oestigaard’s new book – Water, Christianity and the Rise of Capitalism – is now out. And some of the reviews are starting to come in. Here is one (pdf). And, of course, this will make for an interesting read alongside Christiana Peppard’s book Just Water that I mentioned here before. […]

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