The Contribution of Eastern Christendom to the Development of a Theology of the Environment
Eastern Christendom expresses creation as a divine gift and a space for communion with God and people. Early Christian figures like Irenaeus, Athanasius, Gregory Nazianzen, Gregory of Nyssa, Basil and John Damascene articulated the importance of creation in worshipping God and living a Christian life...
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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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Theology and science
Year: 2025, Volume: 23, Issue: 4, Pages: 875-893 |
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| Summary: | Eastern Christendom expresses creation as a divine gift and a space for communion with God and people. Early Christian figures like Irenaeus, Athanasius, Gregory Nazianzen, Gregory of Nyssa, Basil and John Damascene articulated the importance of creation in worshipping God and living a Christian life. They saw harmony in nature, linked creation to the Eucharist and human dignity, and saw nature as a teacher. Later Byzantine medieval thinkers like Symeon the New Theologian, Peter of Damascus, Gregory Palamas and modern theologians such as Zizioulas and McGuckin developed this perspective. Theology offers a framework for viewing the environment as God sees it. |
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| ISSN: | 1474-6719 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology and science
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/14746700.2025.2550548 |
