Capitalism and the Ecological Crisis: The Spirituality of Voluntary Sacrifice
Abstract This article seeks to consider the market fundamentalism inherent in global capitalism as the main cause and continual perpetuator of the climate crisis. Functioning in the market fundamentalism is the philosophical and theological grounds prevalent in the capitalistic system, such as desir...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2021
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International journal of public theology
Year: 2021, Volume: 15, Issue: 3, Pages: 329-348 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality CH Christianity and Society NCE Business ethics NCG Environmental ethics; Creation ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
Economy
B voluntary sacrifice B Counterculture B Ecology B Capitalism |
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| Summary: | Abstract This article seeks to consider the market fundamentalism inherent in global capitalism as the main cause and continual perpetuator of the climate crisis. Functioning in the market fundamentalism is the philosophical and theological grounds prevalent in the capitalistic system, such as desire, disconnectedness, anthropocentrism, individualism, and unilateral grace. This article analyzes some churches’ responses on climate change, especially the theological content concerning the economic system and its philosophy concerning the climate crisis. The call is made for the church to articulate a public theology that addresses the vexed relationship between the economic system and the climate crisis; there is an urgent need to embody the spirituality of voluntary sacrifice in order to challenge and provide an alternative to the underlying philosophical attitudes of the capitalist system for the planet’s sake. |
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| ISSN: | 1569-7320 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: International journal of public theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15697320-01530003 |