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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"Ecotheology."”.
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Said the River: The Confluence of Ecotheology and Water
… an environmental issue from the perspective of ecotheology, and also develops alternative approaches to water-focused advocacy from an ecotheological stance. It examines two categories of environmental water problems that are intertwined: shortages and water pollution. I identify, analyze, and …
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Environmentalism of the poor and the political ecology of prophecy: a contribution to liberation ecotheology
Ecological theology has too often relied on Creation, Sabbatical and other accounts potentially of Priestly origin, or else has employed a hermeneutic of suspicion derived from ecocentric speculative philosophy. These approaches risk the error of reflecting current or biblical ruling class …
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Aesthetics in the Ecotheology of Sallie McFague: A Critique and a Proposal for a Theological Aesthetics of Nature
<p>This dissertation focuses on the ecological theology of Sallie McFague, who, as part of her work, employs the use of aesthetics. This study recognizes her contribution and then seeks to build upon it. <br /> In aim of this goal, a limited history of aesthetics in the Western tradition is …
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The hope for a new earth? eschatological consummation in seventh -day adventist (eco)theology
… between systematic theology and Christian ecotheology. It focuses on eschatology, and more specifically, the hope for a “new earth”, as this is understood in the context of Adventist theology with specific reference to the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The research problem that is addressed …
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The Complex Ways Religion and Place Inform Climate Belief: Lessons from the Global Latter-day Saint (Mormon) Community
… of geography on their life, and their personal ecotheology. Using thematic analysis, I found that environmental beliefs varied widely from one field site to another. Belief in the LDS church did not create a homogenous perception of either the environment or ecotheology. Instead, beliefs were …
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Reformed theology, modernity and the environment crisis
… tradition is re-examined to develop a Reformed ecotheology centred on the motifs of the Trinity, the covenant and the glory of God. This ecotheology makes a critical use of the theologies of important figures in the Reformed tradition, including John Calvin, Jonathan Edwards, Abraham Kuyper and …
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Towards an Ecotheological Imagination: A Study in the Prose and Poetry of S.T. Coleridge, C.S. Lewis, and Wendell Berry
… and the arts and Christian endeavours in ecotheology.
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Towards environmental sustainability in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria: a theological framework for broader involvement of the Presbyterian Church of Nigeria
… wisdom. A framework for such a local holistic ecotheology (LHE) is therefore suggested to drive PCN’s involvement, and potentially step into the void left by the earlier-mentioned stakeholders. The LHE is designed to be practical and contextual, having its starting point in the local …
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Stepping in Iration: Rastafari Ital Livity, Ecologies and Ecotheologies in Saint Lucia/Iyanola
This dissertation represents an exploration of the ecologies and ecotheologies present within the philosophical outlooks of the Rastafari spiritual movement in St Lucia/Iyanola. Primarily, this research seeks to elucidate “Ital Livity”, a bricolage of Rastafari philosophical and cosmological …
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Wild Collaboration: Ecological Restoration, Religion, and the Reformation of the Human/Nature Relationship
ABSTRACT Lohrmann, Adam, M.S., May 2011 Environmental Studies Wild Collaboration: Ecological Restoration, Religion, and the Reformation of the Human/Nature Relationship Chairperson: Dr. Daniel Spencer In recent years, the field of ecological restoration has gained momentum as an academic …
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Wild Collaboration: Ecological Restoration, Religion, and the Reformation of the Human/Nature Relationship
ABSTRACT Lohrmann, Adam, M.S., May 2011 Environmental Studies Wild Collaboration: Ecological Restoration, Religion, and the Reformation of the Human/Nature Relationship Chairperson: Dr. Daniel Spencer In recent years, the field of ecological restoration has gained momentum as an academic …
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Apocalyptic care : the renewal of creation in Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Christina Rossetti, and Gerard Manley Hopkins.
My dissertation seeks to correct the widespread misperception in Victorian literary studies and ecocriticism that belief in an embodied renewal of creation necessarily undermines a commitment to alleviating suffering now. This misperception prevents recognizing how central the apocalypse is—as a …
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Prayers from the wreck : shipwreck narratives and imagined spiritual communities in nineteenth-century Britain.
Shipwrecks in nineteenth-century literature have commonly been interpreted as metaphors for religious crisis or loss of faith. Yet by reading shipwreck as only a metaphor, I argue that we have lost a sense of the historical reality that shaped nineteenth century readers and writers' imaginative …
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Down to Earth Ethics: Exploring Relation and Environmental Responsibility
<p>This dissertation is aimed at exploring the question of direct engagement with the natural world as a way of establishing certain moral and ontological truths, particularly those connected to our current environmental struggles. Contrary to the wave of much of modern Western thinking, Albert …
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Why should wild nature be preserved? A dialogue between biblical theology and biodiversity conservation.
The past century has seen a rapid acceleration in global anthropogenic biodiversity loss, despite massively increased conservation effort and knowledge. Consequently, there are wide-ranging debates around whether economic and instrumental valuations of wild nature assist in its preservation, or …