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Ecotheology in the service of religion and science

Studia Oecumenica, 2020
The aim of the text is to assess the ecumenical potential of various contemporary approaches to ecotheology, which try to take into account the achievements of natural and social sciences. It outlines the effects of the ecumenical interest of the Churches in ecology, understood as a certain style of thinking and acting, taking into account the good of ...
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Environmentalism and Christian Values in Hong Kong: The Potential Influences of Stewardship, Justice, Love, and Church Environmental Education

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 63, Issue 4, Page 867-887, December 2024.
Abstract Religious attributes affecting Christians’ environmentalism have received considerable attention since the publication of Lynn White's thesis in 1967, which accused Christianity as the root cause of the ecological crisis. This study aims to assess the relationship between Christianity and environmentalism in Hong Kong, an Asian city where ...
Mei Yan Ho, Tin Yan Hui, Janet K. Y. Chan   +2 more
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From altar to action: Customising the pneumatological imagination to sustainable development

Verbum et Ecclesia
Pentecostal ecotheology has been explored as the theology that can go beyond the anthropocentric focus of salvation towards the salvation of the non-human.
Mookgo S. Kgatle, Joshua Chigorimbo
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Newman, Catholicity, and the Church Today: On the Development of Christian Principles through Dialogue with the World

Religions, 2021
This article explores the following question: Given the Roman Catholic Church’s present-day teaching on catholicity, how can St. John Henry Newman’s historically conscious, imaginative view of catholicity assist Catholic Christians today in understanding
Christopher Cimorelli
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Revisiting the Quest for a Just, Participatory, and Sustainable Society

The Ecumenical Review, Volume 76, Issue 4, Page 398-412, October 2024.
Abstract The themes of justice, participation, and sustainability emerged from the 5th Assembly of the World Council of Churches in Nairobi in 1975 in the context of addressing global inequalities and promoting a more equitable society, and were brought together in the search for a “Just, Participatory and Sustainable Society.” While underlining the ...
Ernst M. Conradie
wiley   +1 more source

Rethinking Environmentalism and Apocalypse: Anamorphosis in The Book of Enoch and Climate Fiction

Religions, 2021
Biblical apocalypse has long been a source of contention in environmental criticism. Typically, ecocritical readings of Biblical apocalypse rely on a definition of the genre focused on eschatological themes related to species annihilation precipitated by
Simone Kotva, Eva-Charlotta Mebius
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Living on This Earth as in Heaven: Time and the Ecological Conversion of Eschatology

Modern Theology, Volume 40, Issue 4, Page 833-858, October 2024.
Abstract Eschatological and apocalyptic patterns of thought are today prominent in environmental discourse, across multiple disciplines and media. Yet some theologians criticise these thought patterns for their role in perpetuating and even causing the environmental degradation we now witness. This article argues that the construal of salvation and the
Gunnar Gjermundsen
wiley   +1 more source

“There Is No ‘Away:’” Ecological Fact as Jewish Theological Problem

Religions, 2022
The “second law of ecology”—that all matter remains part of the earthly ecosystem—poses a theological challenge to Jewish monotheisms. Climate change has further underscored the urgency of understanding and acting in light of the interconnected ...
Mara H. Benjamin
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Ecotheological Dimensions of Roko Molas Poco in the Tradition of Making Traditional Houses of the Manggarai Community - NTT [PDF]

, 2021
This article aims to show and introduce ecotheological values of “roko molas poco” ritual in the tradition of making traditional houses of Manggarai people – west Flores – East Nusa Tenggara (NTT).
Denar, Benny, Juhani, Sefrianus, Riyanto, Armada   +2 more
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Evangelical Ecotheology: How the Resurrection Entails Creation Care

Studies in Christian Ethics
This article advocates evangelical environmental care by grounding an ethic of nature at the centre of evangelical theology, namely, in Christ and his resurrection. As Paul points out in 1 Corinthians 15, the continuity between our earthly bodies and our
Martin Jakobsen
semanticscholar   +1 more source