Essays about: "ecotheology"

Found 5 essays containing the word ecotheology.

1. 1. The Human and the Creation in Relation to the Narrative of the Divine An Ecological Reading of the Letter to the Romans in Comparison with 4QInstruction

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för litteratur, idéhistoria och religion

   Author : Stina Tysk; [2021-01-28]
   Keywords : Romans; 4QInstruction; conceptual metaphors; figurative language; intertextuality; narratives; ecotheology; ecoethics;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to elaborate on an ecological reading of Romans in comparison to 4QInstruction. In a literary analysis, recognizing figurative language, intertextuality and conceptual metaphor theory, the underlying framings of a Divine Narrative in Romans and 4QInstruction is uncovered. READ MORE

3. 2. This World or Another? : Mapping Modern Theologies

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Jens Janson; [2021]
   Keywords : model; map; typology; modern theology; transcendence; immanence; spatiality; temporality; eschatology; eschatological proviso; history; secularization; secular; Kingdom of God; ecotheology; hope; disappointment; desire; tension;

   Abstract : In view of the complexity characterizing the contemporary discipline of academic theology, there is a need for functional models. Against the background of significant developments in twentieth-century theology, this thesis attempts to develop an analytical model which can make sense of some of the complexity characterizing this field. READ MORE

4. 3. A Spiritual Organizaion for Sustainability? : The case of the Salvation Army Visby

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Krista Ashmen; Sébastien Bracco; [2021]
   Keywords : SUSTAINABILITY; CHRISTIANITY; ORGANIZATIONS; NARRATIVES; ECOTHEOLOGY; ECOLOGY; ORGANIZATIONAL PURPOSE; SPIRITUALITY AND BUSINESS;

   Abstract : This case study of the Salvation Army Visby (SAV) describes the theoretical concepts of a Christian narrative and sustainable action within a local organizational context. As a result, one of the main contributions of this research is the consideration of narratives within a Christian organization from the angle of current ecotheological debates. READ MORE

5. 4. Ecofaith ‘movers and shakers’ : encountering religious ecological hope in action in northeastern Minnesota

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

   Author : Josie Flatgard; [2020]
   Keywords : Human Ecology; Ecotheology; Environmental Stewardship; Hope; Collectives; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Together, motivated by various belief systems, people are moved to take action regarding environmental issues. In this thesis, the compelling intersection where faith and environmental values meet is examined. READ MORE

6. 5. “And God saw that it was good”: ecotheology and ecclesial environmental work

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

   Author : Philipp Kuhn; [2019]
   Keywords : ecotheology; anthropocentrism; creation; Catholic Church; Christianity and nature; human ecology; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Theology has, also as result of the critique directed at it, undergone an ecologization that takes shape in ecotheology. It is theology’s attempt to deliver answers to the ecological crisis. READ MORE