Teaching environmental activism and ecological hermeneutics

This article argues that ecological hermeneutics, when taught in the biblical studies classroom, needs to draw on its roots in environmental activism. It recommends prioritising the urgency of the contemporary crisis alongside activist ways to respond to it over the teaching of the history and metho...

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Subtitles:Activism in the Biblical Studies Classroom: Global Perspectives
Main Author: Hamon, Robin (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sheffield Institute for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies 2020
In: Journal for interdisciplinary biblical studies (JIBS)
Year: 2020, Volume: 2, Issue: 1, Pages: 66-80
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bible / Study / Religiosity / Environment / Pedagogics / Activism / Ecology / Hermeneutics / The Humanities
RelBib Classification:FD Contextual theology
ZB Sociology
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Summary:This article argues that ecological hermeneutics, when taught in the biblical studies classroom, needs to draw on its roots in environmental activism. It recommends prioritising the urgency of the contemporary crisis alongside activist ways to respond to it over the teaching of the history and methodology of this approach. Singling out two topics, overpopulation and extinction of species, the article provides suggestions for resources on how to focus such teaching.
ISSN:2633-0695
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal for interdisciplinary biblical studies (JIBS)
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.17613/b08n-b697