ECOLOGICAL THEOLOGY AND SCIENCE
Johnson, Elizabeth A. Ask the Beasts: Darwin and the God of Beasts. London: Bloomsbury, 2014. 122- 286
Elizabeth brings to our attention the doctrine of continuous creation, where the Creator is continuously present and active in the divine presence; such that creation is continuously happening. In this, there is need of dialogue in attending to the Spirit of God, dynamic ground and bearer of all evolution. This is achieved by examining how ever -present Creator Spirit acts by gifting the natural world with its own operational autonomy (124).
Using a Trinitarian framework in continuous creation, Elizabeth affirms that rather than retiring after bringing the world into existence at some original instant, …show more content…
There is need for repentance from the evil of human action in omission and commission of sin in, destroying the life on earth. It also needs deep conversion to earth in three ways, that is intellectually, emotionally and ethically(258). The change of heart in effecting this has been hindered by tradition's way of envisioning human beings as species set apart to rule the natural world, from Genesis mandate to “have dominion”(261). This position somehow widespread in prophets, psalms, and wisdom writings should not position human beings above the living world but within, which has its own relationship with God. This opens the imagination to multiple avenues of reciprocal interaction between human beings and other species …show more content…
Theologically is the work of the Spirit of God who vivifies the community of creation from which humans have emerged. Ecologically the community of living creatures is now under terrible threat due to human action. Sharing the status of creaturehood, human being aim should be to establish and protect healthy ecosystems. In this, all creatures including the poor human beings and plants and animals being driven to extinction, will be able to flourish
Johnson, Elizabeth A. Ask the Beasts: Darwin and the God of Beasts. London: Bloomsbury, 2014. 122- 286
Elizabeth brings to our attention the doctrine of continuous creation, where the Creator is continuously present and active in the divine presence; such that creation is continuously happening. In this, there is need of dialogue in attending to the Spirit of God, dynamic ground and bearer of all evolution. This is achieved by examining how ever -present Creator Spirit acts by gifting the natural world with its own operational autonomy (124).
Using a Trinitarian framework in continuous creation, Elizabeth affirms that rather than retiring after bringing the world into existence at some original instant, …show more content…
There is need for repentance from the evil of human action in omission and commission of sin in, destroying the life on earth. It also needs deep conversion to earth in three ways, that is intellectually, emotionally and ethically(258). The change of heart in effecting this has been hindered by tradition's way of envisioning human beings as species set apart to rule the natural world, from Genesis mandate to “have dominion”(261). This position somehow widespread in prophets, psalms, and wisdom writings should not position human beings above the living world but within, which has its own relationship with God. This opens the imagination to multiple avenues of reciprocal interaction between human beings and other species …show more content…
Theologically is the work of the Spirit of God who vivifies the community of creation from which humans have emerged. Ecologically the community of living creatures is now under terrible threat due to human action. Sharing the status of creaturehood, human being aim should be to establish and protect healthy ecosystems. In this, all creatures including the poor human beings and plants and animals being driven to extinction, will be able to flourish