To cover the many sins of Galamsey Mining
This contribution calls attention to the environmental impact of mining in general and of galamsey mining in Ghana in particular as a theme for theological (and not merely ethical or pastoral) reflection. This topic is approached by placing it in juxtaposition with Christian discourse on sin, unders...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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University of South Africa
[2018]
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Missionalia
Year: 2018, Volume: 46, Issue: 1, Pages: 109-130 |
IxTheo Classification: | KBN Sub-Saharan Africa NBE Anthropology NCC Social ethics NCE Business ethics NCG Environmental ethics; Creation ethics |
Further subjects: | B
Mining
B Forgiveness B Gold B Social Diagnostics B Prosperity Gospel B Sin B Ecotheology |
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Summary: | This contribution calls attention to the environmental impact of mining in general and of galamsey mining in Ghana in particular as a theme for theological (and not merely ethical or pastoral) reflection. This topic is approached by placing it in juxtaposition with Christian discourse on sin, understood as a form of social diagnostics. By recovering the category of sin, this contribution seeks uncover the many sins of galamsey mining in the hope that such a prophetic critique will expose any ideological or idolatrous "cover-ups" but will nevertheless be "covered" by the gospel of the forgiveness of sin (see James 5:19-20). |
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ISSN: | 2312-878X |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Missionalia
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.7832/46-1-274 |