Matter, Freedom and the Future: Reframing Feminist Theologies through an Ecological Materialist Lens1

An ecological focus is not simply an additional perspective to add to a multidimensional approach to feminist theologies. Ecological thinking requires a fundamental shift of perspective, so that the focus of feminism, traditionally a human focus, is rethought within the frame of the materiality that...

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Main Author: Elvey, Anne F. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2015
In: Feminist theology
Year: 2015, Volume: 23, Issue: 2, Pages: 186-204
Further subjects:B ecological theology
B Feminist Theory
B New Materialism
B ecological thinking
B Freedom
B Feminist Theology
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:An ecological focus is not simply an additional perspective to add to a multidimensional approach to feminist theologies. Ecological thinking requires a fundamental shift of perspective, so that the focus of feminism, traditionally a human focus, is rethought within the frame of the materiality that constitutes not only humans but Earth and cosmos. As a way of situating feminist theological discourses and experiences ecologically, this article focuses on a shared materiality as a basis for reframing human being, dwelling, agency and labour, in terms of co-being, habitat, co-agency and more-than-human labour. This reframing implies a rethinking of human freedom that has implications for how we engage with feminist theologies in relation to the future of Earth and humankind.
ISSN:1745-5189
Contains:Enthalten in: Feminist theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0966735014555638