Creation and hope: reflections on ecological anticipation and action from Aotearoa New Zealand
Introduction / Andrew Shepherd -- Evolutionary anthropology, entanglement, and creaturely hope : a theology for conservation ethics / Celia Deane-Drummond -- The phenomenology of hope / Nicola Hoggard Creegan -- Spirit, seabirds, and sacramentality : ponderings on petrels and pneumatology / Andrew S...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Eugene, OR
Pickwick Publications
2018
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
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Religion and science
B New Zealand B Environmental degradation Religious aspects Christianity B Conservation of natural resources ; Religious aspects ; Christianity B Environmental degradation ; Religious aspects ; Christianity B Ecology (New Zealand) B Ecology B Conservation of natural resources Religious aspects Christianity |
| Summary: | Introduction / Andrew Shepherd -- Evolutionary anthropology, entanglement, and creaturely hope : a theology for conservation ethics / Celia Deane-Drummond -- The phenomenology of hope / Nicola Hoggard Creegan -- Spirit, seabirds, and sacramentality : ponderings on petrels and pneumatology / Andrew Shepherd -- Listening in the landscape of Aotearoa New Zealand / Sue Burns -- The animal in Derrida's Bible / Yael Klangwisan -- Waterlings from water : exploring a cosmological, eschatological reading of "living water" in John 4:4-42 amidst the braided rivers of Canterbury, Aotearoa New Zealand / Kathleen R. Rushton -- God so loved the cosmos / Stephen Pattemore -- "What are human beings that you are mindful of them" (Heb 2:5) : an anthropological/ecological reading of Hebrews 2:5-9 / Philip Church -- Jesus, the Sabbath, and the hope of creation / Selwyn Yeoman -- Creative, apophatic hopes : temporality, resonance machines, and entangled misty futures / Scott Kirkland -- On finishing well : the deification of nature / Myk Habets -- In praise of creatures : Pope Francis's message of hope for a fragile earth / Celia Deane-Drummond -- Conclusion / Nicola Hoggard Creegan. We live in an ecological age. Science in the last few hundred years has given us a picture of nature as blind to the future and mechanical in its workings, even while ecology and physics have made us aware of our interconnectedness and dependency upon the web of life. As we witness a possible sixth great mass-extinction, there is increasing awareness too of the fragility of life on this planet. In such a context, what is the nature of Christian hope? St Paul declares that all of creation "will be set free from its bondage to decay and will obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God." How are we to imagine this "freedom" when death and decay are essential to biological life as we currently experience it, and when the scientific predictions for life are bleak at best? This book explores these questions, reflecting on how our traditions shape our imagination of the future, and considering how a theology of hope may sustain Christians engaged in conservation initiatives. The essays in this volume are partly in dialogue with the ground-breaking work of Celia Deane-Drummond, and are set in the context of global and local (Aotearoa New Zealand) ecological challenges.-publisher's description |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references |
| ISBN: | 1532609752 |