The Coming Jesus and the Anthropocene - Couverture souple

LaMothe, Ryan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 166675885X ISBN 13 : 9781666758856

Editeur : Cascade Books, 2024

Synopsis

Melting glaciers and icecaps, massive forest fires, enormous storms, extensive and prolonged flooding, and desertification of large tracts of land are realities we currently face and will continue to struggle with as a result of climate change. Our climate crisis invites, if not demands, a critical evaluation of our political, religious, economic, and cultural narratives and rituals that give rise to our ways of relating to one another, to other species, and to planet Earth. This book argues that the climate emergency exposes deep problematic roots of Western religious and political paradigms and apparatuses that undergird ideas of and methods for human flourishing. In particular, Western religious and political philosophies have produced and maintained a radical rift between human beings and other species, as well as beliefs about human dominion over other species and the earth. These ideas and practices are responsible for the colonization of Nature and for climate change. Understanding these sources invites a radical reimaging of our religious ideas and practices. Specifically, this book proposes a coming Jesus—a form of life that traverses the rift, while denying human and divine dominion for the sake of recognizing and respecting the singularities and flourishing of all species.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Ryan LaMothe is a professor of pastoral care and counseling at Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology. He is the author of Care of Souls, Care of Polis: Toward a Pastoral Political Theology.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cascade Books
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 166675885X
• ISBN 13: 9781666758856
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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