Dismantling the Colonial Trifecta of Environmental Collapse: An Ecotheological Reflection on the Intersections of Racism, Patriarchy, and Capitalism
The witness of slain Indigenous environmental defender Berta Cáceres forms the starting point for this present ecotheological reflection on racism, patriarchy, and capitalism as interlocking drivers of extractivist violence and environmental collapse. After first fleshing out the story of Berta'...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2023
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| In: |
Concilium
Year: 2023, Issue: 1, Pages: 106-116 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Cáceres, Berta 1973-2016
/ Racism
/ Patriarchalism
/ Capitalism
/ Ecological theology
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| IxTheo Classification: | FD Contextual theology KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history NBE Anthropology NCG Environmental ethics; Creation ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
Patriarchy
B Ecotheology B Racism |
| Summary: | The witness of slain Indigenous environmental defender Berta Cáceres forms the starting point for this present ecotheological reflection on racism, patriarchy, and capitalism as interlocking drivers of extractivist violence and environmental collapse. After first fleshing out the story of Berta's work as environmental defender, her assassination, and ongoing legacy, the article turns to an analysis of how ecofeminism, ecowomanism, and decolonial feminism might enter into fruitful conversation with one another to arrive at a full-bodied critique of this "colonial trifecta." Finally, the article concludes with a theological consideration of how Berta's witness - along with the contributions of ecofeminism, ecowomanism, and decolonial feminism - issue an important challenge to Christian ecotheologies, especially those inspired by Pope Francis' "integral ecology". |
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| ISSN: | 0010-5236 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Concilium
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