Rentmeester, priester, cantor: Welke metaforen helpen ons verder in de ecotheologie?
The steward metaphor has been dominant in Christian ecotheology for decades, but has recently been challenged by an alternative drawn from Eastern Orthodoxy: the idea of humanity as the priest of creation. Essential to this concept is the material nature of the Sunday Eucharist. According to Elisabe...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | Dutch |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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| In: |
Kerk en theologie
Year: 2025, Volume: 76, Issue: 4, Pages: 493-508 |
| Further subjects: | B
Priest
B steward B Cantor B Ecotheology B liturgist |
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| Summary: | The steward metaphor has been dominant in Christian ecotheology for decades, but has recently been challenged by an alternative drawn from Eastern Orthodoxy: the idea of humanity as the priest of creation. Essential to this concept is the material nature of the Sunday Eucharist. According to Elisabeth Theokritoff, humanity is called to lead all creation toward theosis in a cosmic Eucharist. In this article I critically examine this concept noting that New Testament ecclesiology lacks a clear priestly office. Furthermore, this metaphor holds little relevance in Protestant contexts where the figure of the priest is unfamiliar. I propose the metaphor of humankind - as one among others - as liturgist or cantor of creation as a more fitting way to express the relationship between God, humanity, and the rest of creation. |
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| ISSN: | 2773-1847 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Kerk en theologie
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5117/KT2025.4.005.JANS |
