Evangelical Ecotheology: How the Resurrection Entails Creation Care
This article advocates evangelical environmental care by grounding an ethic of nature at the centre of evangelical theology, namely, in Christ and his resurrection. As Paul points out in 1 Corinthians 15, the continuity between our earthly bodies and our resurrected bodies entails that we should tak...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Sage
2024
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Studies in Christian ethics
Year: 2024, Volume: 37, Issue: 2, Pages: 228-247 |
IxTheo Classification: | FD Contextual theology HC New Testament KDG Free church NBD Doctrine of Creation NBQ Eschatology NCG Environmental ethics; Creation ethics |
Further subjects: | B
Resurrection
B Ecotheology B Creation Care B evangelical theology B Eschatology B Pauline Ethics |
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Summary: | This article advocates evangelical environmental care by grounding an ethic of nature at the centre of evangelical theology, namely, in Christ and his resurrection. As Paul points out in 1 Corinthians 15, the continuity between our earthly bodies and our resurrected bodies entails that we should take care of our bodies. Drawing on Romans 8, I argue that the same line of reasoning applies to nature: the continuity between creation and the new creation entails that we should take care of nature. Finally, I consider some objections to my argument regarding its possible eschatological consequences. |
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ISSN: | 0953-9468 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Studies in Christian ethics
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/09539468241233176 |