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Tag: environmental theology

Relearning the sacred

“The church’s contribution has to consist… in its showing forth of a different myth – the truth of creation’s relation … More

creation, environmental theology, grace, sacrament, sacred

Should Christians support ‘free market’ capitalism?

The financial crash of 2008 hit as I began secondary school, and I grew up under the policies of austerity … More

capitalism, climate change, climate justice, creation theology, economic justice, environment, environmental theology, exploitation, externalities, extractivism, market failure, markets, neoliberalism, Pareto optimality, speculation

Re-crucifying Christ

Cone writes about the crucifixion as a first-century lynching, and about how black people facing the state-endorsed terrorism of lynching identified with Jesus; they, “found in the cross the spiritual power to resist the violence they so often suffered” (p22).

black theology, creation, crucifixion, death, environmental theology, grief, James Cone, justice, lynching, non-violent direct action, resistance, The Cross and the Lynching Tree

Creation and the Biblical Narrative

In this post, I start from the very beginning. If you are familiar with the concepts of Creation-Fall-Redemption, then this … More

2018, biblical narrative, biblical overview, brokenness, climate change, creation, environment, environmental theology, Genesis, global justice, global warming, justice, redemption, trinity

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