World Christianity and Ecological Theologies represents a spread of essays on a subject of deep significance. Mostly from postcolonial settings in the Global South, these contributions reflect the ferment in current theological scholarship amidst the challenges faced by those most threatened by climate change. In assembling this fine collection, the editors have provided us with a rich resource for contemporary approaches to the theology of creation.
World Christianity and Ecological Theologies
World Christianity and Ecological Theologies invites scholars in religious studies and theology from different continents and contexts to a North-South dialogue on environmental ethics, political ecology, and ecofeminism. Throughout the global pandemic, the connection between environmental rapacity, religion, and political interests has once again called scholarly attention to the important conversation on public religion and global environment-related issues. Acknowledging a deficit among scholars of World Christianity in addressing environmental concerns and the field's limited language for framing those concerns, this book aims to bring the fields of study of World Christianity, religion, and ecology into a sustained conversation, with the goal of expanding the theoretical horizons of these fields.
World Christianity and Ecological Theologies reiterates that all Christian theologies are contextual, as they shape and are shaped by specific historical and cultural circumstances. It aims at showcasing the ways in which the intersection of religion and ecology is approached by scholars in religious studies and theology in the Global South or by those in conversation with them in the Global North, pointing to what can be generated if these bodies of scholarship are engaged as dialogue partners to investigate new patterns of religious environmentalism.
- Publisher Fortress Press
- Format Paperback
- ISBN 9798889831198
- eBook ISBN 9798889831204
- Dimensions 6 x 9
- Pages 338
- Publication Date October 22, 2024
Endorsements
David Fergusson, Regius Professor of Divinity, University of Cambridge
Only a polycentric yet dialogical approach can help us gain traction on the pressing ecological crises of our times, and thus, World Christianity has much to offer. Nuancing as well as concretizing conversations in religion and ecology from its interconfessional, interdisciplinary, and intercultural plethora, the series' culminating volume invites into ecological engagement and samples ecotheological concerns across diverse contexts and Christian traditions. This volume will be of interest for anyone seeking to be oriented and equipped in the face of our planetary crisis.
Hanna Reichel, associate professor of reformed theology, Princeton Theological Seminary, and author of After Method: Queer Grace, Conceptual Design, and the Possibility of Theology
A successful contribution to pursue dialogue on ecotheology between North and South, East and West. A must-read for anyone interested in learning on key topics of ecological theology, addressed especially from the Global South and from Orthodox perspectives.
Guillermo Kerber, coeditor of Penser les relations écologiques en théologie à l'ère de l'anthropocène
An excellent collection of essays that brings together diverse voices to a global dialogue on the intersection between religion and ecology. A global interdisciplinary dialogue that seeks to overcome the divide of power and privilege by amplifying the voices and experiences of those often marginalized in this conversation with emphasis on the abundant wisdom these voices bring.
Rev. Dr. Seforosa Carroll, academic dean and lecturer in cross-cultural ministry and theology, United Theological College, School of Theology, Charles Sturt University, Australia
The climate crisis has reached a tipping point, and it is clear that solutions will not come from the West, which has both caused and benefited from the exploitation of the earth's resources. Needed are the marginalized voices, especially from the Global South and Eastern Christianity, which have been largely ignored in the field of World Christianity, but also in the dialogue between religion and ecology. This volume marvelously fills that gap and offers hope for new ways of relating to the earth and to each other.
Aristotle Papanikolaou, professor of theology, Archbishop Demetrios Chair in Orthodox Theology and Culture, and co-founding director of Orthodox Christian Studies Center, Fordham University