Christian faith and the earth
Subtitle: current paths and emerging horizons in ecotheology
By: edited by Ernst M. Conradie, Sigurd Bergmann, Celia Deane-Drummond and Denis Edwards
Series: T&T Clark theology; T & T Clark theology
Publisher: Bloomsbury T & T Clark; T&T Clark
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 261
ISBN-13: 9780567567659; 9780567665270; 9780567066176; 9780567636447
Subjects: Umweltethik; Christentum; Ökologie; Theologie; Human ecology; Ecotheology; Christianity
Description: Christianity has often been accused for being complicit in ecological destruction. In response, Christian ecotheology offers both a Christian critique of environmental destruction and an ecological critique of Christianity. It thus encourages an ecological reformation of the Christian tradition for the sake of the whole earth. This volume focuses such a dual critique on the content and significance of the Christian faith in order to confront those aspects that may undermine an environmental praxis, ethos and spirituality. Each of the essays explores one of the core Christian symbols, seeks to capture the current state of the debate in this regard, identifies emerging horizons for such an ecological reformation and invites conversation on the road ahead. This volume includes essays on the trinity, Christology, pneumatology, creation, anthropology, natural suffering, providence, sin and salvation, the nature, governance, ministries and missions of the church, eschatological consummation, a Christian ethos, the role of liturgy, religious plurality andunderlying methodological problems. It thus complements several other discourses in ecotheology on biblical hermeneutics, a retrieval of particular traditions, environmental ethics, animal studies, ecclesial praxis, Christian missions and religion and ecology. The volume captures insights emerging from a collaborative research project on 'Christian Faith and the Earth' in which more than one hundred leading ecotheologians from six continents participated since 2007. It builds on the culminating conference of this project held in Cape Town in August 2012. It extends the conversation on the road ahead through inputs from contributing authors and various respondents.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Discourse on Christian faith and the Earth  -- Ernst Conradie, Sigurd Bergmann, Celia Deane-Drummond, and Denis Edwards; title: Where on earth is God? Exploring an ecological theology of the Trinity in the tradition of Athanasius  -- Denis Edwards; title: Who on earth is Jesus Christ? Plumbing the depths of deep incarnation  -- Celia Deane-Drummond; title: Where on earth does the Spirit 'take place' today? Considerations on pneumatology in the light of the global environmental crisis  -- Sigurd Bergmann; title: What is the place of the Earth in God's economy? Doing justice to creation, salvation and consummation  -- Ernst M. Conradie; title: Does God's care make any difference? Theological reflection on the suffering of God's creatures  -- Christopher Southgate; title: The re-homing of the human? A theological enquiry into whether human beings are at home on earth  -- Peter Manley Scott; title: Where on earth is the church? Theological reflection on the nature, mission, governance and ministry of the church amidst the global environmental crisis  -- Clive W. Ayre; title: What are the resources for building a Christian ethos in a time of ecological devastation?  -- Celia Deane-Drummond; title: Where may the praise of God's creatures still be heard? Liturgy, life and land  -- Crina Gschwandtner; title: Where do we go from here? Methodology, next steps, social change  -- Heather Eaton; title: A Christian theological discourse on integral life in the context of Asian civilization -- Kim Young-Bock.