A Lutheran theological response to climate change

This paper summarizes the science of climate change and offers a Lutheran theological response to address it. It focuses on Luther's theology of the cross, the theology of incarnation and ecological ethics. Each of these areas of the Lutheran tradition has an important contribution to make in b...

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Main Author: Smith, Daniel R. (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge 2015
In: Theology and science
Year: 2015, Volume: 13, Issue: 1, Pages: 64-78
IxTheo Classification:CF Christianity and Science
KDD Protestant Church
NCG Environmental ethics; Creation ethics
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Summary:This paper summarizes the science of climate change and offers a Lutheran theological response to address it. It focuses on Luther's theology of the cross, the theology of incarnation and ecological ethics. Each of these areas of the Lutheran tradition has an important contribution to make in being part of the solution to the global climate crisis, in dialogue with science.
ISSN:1474-6700
Contains:In: Theology and science
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/14746700.2014.987995