Christian Spirituality in a Time of Ecological Awareness

Faced with our ecological crisis, Christian thinkers are making clear that ecological spirituality is not a passing trend but the lived expression of faith in divine creation, the Incarnation, the Trinity, and the reign of God. Not only must ecological spirituality motivate all Christians to act on...

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Main Author: Fischer, Kathleen (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publ. 2010
In: Theology today
Year: 2010, Volume: 67, Issue: 2, Pages: 169-181
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Summary:Faced with our ecological crisis, Christian thinkers are making clear that ecological spirituality is not a passing trend but the lived expression of faith in divine creation, the Incarnation, the Trinity, and the reign of God. Not only must ecological spirituality motivate all Christians to act on behalf of our imperiled planet, but it requires reformulation of key convictions about the relationship between the inner and outer life, the imagination's role in conversion, and what it means to be a human who is called to contemplation. Exploring these themes reveals how fully embodied and social Christian spirituality is meant to be.
ISSN:2044-2556
Contains:Enthalten in: Theology today
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/004057361006700203