Beyond Instrumentalism and Mere Symbolism: Nature as Sacramental
The aim of this article is to reflect on the possible ways in which theology has contributed to the current ecological crisis and to offer a departure point for a theological shift in the Estonian free church tradition. Drawing insights from Paul S. Fiddes and Paul Tillich, it analyses three approac...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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International Baptist Theological Study Centre
[2020]
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Journal of European Baptist Studies
Year: 2020, Volume: 20, Issue: 2, Pages: 124-139 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Estonia
/ Free church
/ Environmental crisis
/ Symbolics
/ Water
/ Instrumentalism
/ Sacramentality
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| IxTheo Classification: | KBK Europe (East) KDG Free church NBP Sacramentology; sacraments NCG Environmental ethics; Creation ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
symbolic
B Creation B instrumental B Free Church B Sacramental |
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| Summary: | The aim of this article is to reflect on the possible ways in which theology has contributed to the current ecological crisis and to offer a departure point for a theological shift in the Estonian free church tradition. Drawing insights from Paul S. Fiddes and Paul Tillich, it analyses three approaches towards creation: instrumental, symbolic and sacramental. It will be shown that the instrumental view, developed as a result of Enlightenment thinking, and the symbolic use of creation, asserting the arbitrary split between material and spiritual, represent a deficient theology which denies creation’s God-given inherent value and its role in the history of salvation. It proposes that the sacramental view of creation, acknowledging creation as an actual sign of God’s grace, would offer a biblical understanding of creation and help to shape people’s attitudes toward it. |
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| ISSN: | 1804-6444 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of European Baptist Studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.25782/jebs.v20i2.320 |