The ecological crisis. Transdisciplinary implications of the relationship between theology and science

1. Entity type Lemma
2. Original titleCriza ecologică. Implicaţii transdisciplinare ale raportului teologie-ştiinţă
3. Language term Romanian
4. lemma author Stavinschi, Alexandra
5. lemma category Ecology and the environment - Modes of interaction
6. Publication date 22-1-2017
7. lemma work Istodor, Gheorghe [Author]. The ecological crisis. Transdisciplinary implications of the relationship between theology and science
8. lemma manifestations Cosmosul, între frumos şi apocaliptic – un recurs etic asupra ecologiei [The cosmos, between beautiful and apocalyptic - an ethical appeal on ecology] : Proceedings of the Alba-Iulia Conference, 4-6 May 2007
9. Keywords ecological crisis - religion and ecology - environment - pollution - New Age
10. Citations
    1. pages 573-587
11. Lemma body

    1. This paper seeks to outline a radiography of the contemporary ecological crisis; at the same time, it aims to highlight the implications that this has for the dialogue between science and theology. The Orthodox Mission condemns the ecological crisis as an attack on the God's creation and on God's Providence for His creation. Looking after God's creation should be seen as the imperative response of believers to God’s care for man and for His creation. However, orthodoxy sees the emergence and proliferation of the ecological crisis - criticized both by science and theology - as an act of irresponsibility towards what we received as a gift from God (the environment), and of ourse as an act of irresponsibility towards the legacy that we are bound to leave to our descendants. At the same time, Orthodoxy, through its mission, identifies and rejects any interference of a syncretistic-occult or New Age type, which are unfortunately promoted by contemporary secular environmental movements, who are nothing but a resurgence of the ancient pagan animist and natural pseudo-religiosity.