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Reconstructing a Christian Theology of Nature - Down to Earth (Paperback)
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Reconstructing a Christian Theology of Nature - Down to Earth (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Science and Religion Series
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In the present ecological crisis, it is imperative that human
beings reconsider their place within nature and find new, more
responsible and sustainable ways of living. Assumptions about the
nature of God, the world, and the human being, shape our thinking
and, consequently, our acting. Some have charged that the Christian
tradition has been more a hindrance than a help because its
theology of nature has unwittingly legitimated the exploitation of
nature. This book takes the current criticism of Christian
tradition to heart and invites a reconsideration of the problematic
elements: its desacralization of nature; its preoccupation with the
human being to the neglect of the rest of nature; its dualisms and
elevation of the spiritual over material reality, and its habit of
ignoring or resisting scientific understandings of the natural
world. Anna Case-Winters argues that Christian tradition has a more
viable theology of nature to offer. She takes a look at some
particulars in Christian tradition as a way to illustrate the
undeniable problems and to uncover the untapped possibilities. In
the process, she engages conversation partners that have been
sharply critical and particularly insightful (feminist theology,
process thought, and the religion and science dialogue). The
criticisms and insights of these partners help to shape a proposal
for a reconstructed theology of nature that can more effectively
fund our struggle for the fate of the earth.
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