The ecological pilgrimage of self and community

An important matter related to the task of Christian environmental theology is to ask who is engaged in such a theological journey. The ‘who question’ contextualizes environmental concerns and determines the type of journey the theologian undertakes. First, I suggest the need to address environmenta...

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Main Author: Clingerman, Forrest (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2013
In: Theology
Year: 2013, Volume: 116, Issue: 1, Pages: 39-42
Further subjects:B Pilgrimage
B Narrative
B Ecotheology
B Identity
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Summary:An important matter related to the task of Christian environmental theology is to ask who is engaged in such a theological journey. The ‘who question’ contextualizes environmental concerns and determines the type of journey the theologian undertakes. First, I suggest the need to address environmental identity – the self-identity as it emerges from narratives of place – in ecotheology. Second, environmental identity suggests the need to reformulate the community of environmental theological reflection.
ISSN:2044-2696
Contains:Enthalten in: Theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0040571X12461229