Rage as a Point of Ecotheological Ethics in Times of Crisis
This article explores the ethics of rage, positing how this is and needs to be a point of ecotheological ethics. In particular, it argues that understanding rage as an epistemological and ontological position for communities most affected by the climate crisis should be a point of intervention for f...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| 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: |
Zygon
Year: 2025, Volume: 60, Issue: 3, Pages: 867–83 |
| Further subjects: | B
international development
B Liberation Theology B Ecotheology B Rage B contemporary crises |
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| Summary: | This article explores the ethics of rage, positing how this is and needs to be a point of ecotheological ethics. In particular, it argues that understanding rage as an epistemological and ontological position for communities most affected by the climate crisis should be a point of intervention for faith-based development, particularly for international development organizations (INGOs) that wish to do more to structure their direct implementation work within a framework of justice. As an example, the article highlights one form of climate-based programming often used by INGOs—anticipatory action. The particular case discussed draws from programming completed by the faith-based INGO Christian Aid, a program in which the author was involved as a research evaluator. The article critiques such programming to stress the importance of rage as a point of justice-focused ethics, particularly for an organization that structures its interventions around justice-based theology. The article understands rage in many ways but is particularly tied to the kind of multilateralism "from below" that demands a different moral order. |
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| ISSN: | 1467-9744 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Zygon
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.16995/zygon.17613 |
