The Problem of Natural Evil: Dao’s In-naturation and Christ’s Incarnation
While Daoism offers valuable insights into ecotheology, particularly in its view that nature possesses inherent dignity and serves all beings, its lack of a comprehensive account of natural evil poses a challenge to fully addressing ecological issues. Similarly, the theology of ‘deep incarnation’—wh...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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Journal of reformed theology
Year: 2025, Volume: 19, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 45-60 |
| Further subjects: | B
Athanasius
B Natural Evil B Elizabeth Johnson B Daoism B in-naturation B sacramental incarnation B Deep Incarnation |
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| Summary: | While Daoism offers valuable insights into ecotheology, particularly in its view that nature possesses inherent dignity and serves all beings, its lack of a comprehensive account of natural evil poses a challenge to fully addressing ecological issues. Similarly, the theology of ‘deep incarnation’—which posits that Christ became flesh as a complex unity of biological components within the process of evolution—faces a difficulty in adequately engaging with the problem of natural evil. However, the sacramental work of Christ in restoring creation, alongside our active participation in this restoration, offers a potential framework for reconstructing Christian ecotheology. |
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| ISSN: | 1569-7312 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of reformed theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15697312-bja10073 |
