Climatologists, Theologians, and Prophets: Toward an Ecotheology of Critical Hope
The article presents the author's views on the ecotheology of critical hope. The role of ecotheologians as a hermeneutic of prophetic hope is discussed as well as critical hope as an action-oriented response to despair. Also explored are the importance for theologians and climatologists to move...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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The University of North Carolina Press
2016
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| In: |
Cross currents
Year: 2016, Volume: 66, Issue: 1, Pages: 8-34 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Climatology
/ Theology
/ Environmental ethics
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| RelBib Classification: | CH Christianity and Society FA Theology NCG Environmental ethics; Creation ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
CLIMATOLOGISTS
B BELIEF & doubt B Religious Aspects B Ecotheology B Hermeneutics B Human Ecology B Suffering B Hope |
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| Summary: | The article presents the author's views on the ecotheology of critical hope. The role of ecotheologians as a hermeneutic of prophetic hope is discussed as well as critical hope as an action-oriented response to despair. Also explored are the importance for theologians and climatologists to move to critical hpoe from critical alienation, the role of actively hoping in surviving life, and how theologians can participate in a dialectic between suffering and hope. |
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| ISSN: | 1939-3881 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Cross currents
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/cros.12171 |