Ecological Conversion in a Changing Climate: An ecumenical Perspective on Ecological Solidarity

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  2. Ecological Conversion in a Changing Climate: An ecumenical Perspective on Ecological Solidarity
  3. English
  4. Delli, Eudoxie
  5. Key thinkers - Ecology and the environment - Orthodox Anthropology - Orthodox theological tradition and practice > Cult and spirituality
  6. 26-1-2017
  7. Deane-Drummond, Celia [Author]. Ecological Conversion in a Changing Climate: An ecumenical Perspective on Ecological Solidarity
  8. International Journal of Orthodox Theology
  9. Christology - Habermas, Jurgen - Bulgakov, (Fr) Sergei Nikolaevich - Sophianic theology of Creation - ethics - ecological solidarity - Book of Job - the idea of unfinished Creation - globalisation
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    1. <p>Deane-Drummond, C. (2012). Ecological Conversion in a Changing Climate: An ecumenical Perspective on Ecological Solidarity. <em>International Journal of Orthodox Theology,</em> <em>3:1</em>, 78-104</p>

    1. The author explores the relevance of a Christian Theology of creation in the light of the changing climate for ecumenical dialogue, both in the sense of a deeper awareness of cultural and political globalization and also in the literal sense of climate change.

      She argues that an adequate theology of creation, while taking its cue from reflections on the relevant biblical texts and theological traditions, also concerns itself with liturgical practices. Mentioning a joint call of the ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Pope John Paul II to an ecological conversion, she suggests that the meaning of that conversion is not simply humanity’s turn to nature, but a profound appreciation of the deep relationship between Christ and creation expressed in a particular poignant way in the celebration of the Eucharist.

      According to the author, a cosmic Christology combined with a more expansive understanding of the role of the Holy Spirit, inspired by the sophiology of the Orthodox writer Sergii Bulgakov, could provide a theological social teaching on solidarity to be extended beyond the human sphere so as to include other creaturely kinds.