On “Living Water”: A Baptismal Practical Theology for a Time of Water Crisis
Just as baptism holds within it the possibility and even promise of life, new birth, suffering, and death, so too does its ordinary element of water: in it is the full, embodied, and vulnerable reach of life and death. In the waters of baptism is the promise of new life, but not a life absent suffer...
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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
| Verificar disponibilidade: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Publicado em: |
2024
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Interpretation
Ano: 2024, Volume: 78, Número: 1, Páginas: 51-62 |
| (Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão: | B
Teologia ecológica
/ Ética ambiental
/ Batismo
/ Água
/ Ecologia
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| Classificações IxTheo: | NCG Ética ecológica ; ética da criação RA Teologia prática |
| Outras palavras-chave: | B
Water
B Practical Theology B Baptism B Environmental Ethics B Ecology B Ecotheology |
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| Resumo: | Just as baptism holds within it the possibility and even promise of life, new birth, suffering, and death, so too does its ordinary element of water: in it is the full, embodied, and vulnerable reach of life and death. In the waters of baptism is the promise of new life, but not a life absent suffering, risk, or moral complexity. This essay presents a baptismally-grounded practical theological reflection upon the precarious status of baptism’s central element, water, in a time of extreme weather, economic exploitation, and depleting stores of fresh water. |
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| ISSN: | 2159-340X |
| Obras secundárias: | Enthalten in: Interpretation
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/00209643231202796 |
