Early Ecotheology and Joseph Sittler
Publisher: LIT Verlag
Published: May 15, 2017
Language: eng
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9783643908377
Description: When did Christians begin to address environmental questions? What can be learned from these pioneering thinkers? This study reveals that already between 1910 and 1954 many theologians called for responsibility towards nature. The focal point is the work of Joseph Sittler (1904-1987), an American Lutheran and ecumenical theologian. The role of these early ecotheologians is disussed in relation to environmental history and education. The findings show that ecotheology was not as strongly separated from other environmentalism as it was after the 1960s.
Notes: Source title: Early Ecotheology and Joseph Sittler (12) (Studies in Religion and the Environment / Studien zur Religion und Umwelt)