The Spirit in Creation: A Unified Theology of Grace and Creation Care
Abstract. This essay identifies one of the deeper theological sources of the tendency toward environmental neglect in evangelical and Pentecostal theology and proposes a theological vision that facilitates a vision of creation care as a dimension of Christian formation. The first section identifies,...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2008
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Zygon
Year: 2008, Volume: 43, Issue: 4, Pages: 943-960 |
| Further subjects: | B
THE TRINITY
B Pentecostalism B special grace B Pneumatology B the Holy Spirit B Special Revelation B Common Grace B General Revelation B Creation Care |
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| Summary: | Abstract. This essay identifies one of the deeper theological sources of the tendency toward environmental neglect in evangelical and Pentecostal theology and proposes a theological vision that facilitates a vision of creation care as a dimension of Christian formation. The first section identifies, describes, and evaluates the traditional distinction between common and special grace or the natural and the supernatural orders as a theological foundation for environmental neglect in Pentecostal theology. The second and third sections propose that a pneumatological vision of grace based on a fundamental trinitarianism provides Pentecostals and other Christians with a way to overcome these stark dualisms and to attain a more unified and comprehensive vision of God's grace that is more conducive to creation care. The fourth section presents a case for seeing creation care as a pneumatological and proleptic participation in the eschaton and, as such, as a dimension of Christian formation and sanctification. |
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| ISSN: | 1467-9744 |
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9744.2008.00970.x |