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Death, the environment, and theology
Author(s) -
Pihkala Panu
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
dialog
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.114
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 1540-6385
pISSN - 0012-2033
DOI - 10.1111/dial.12437
Subject(s) - environmental crisis , relevance (law) , face (sociological concept) , psychosocial , environmental ethics , order (exchange) , key (lock) , sociology , psychology , political science , social science , ecology , philosophy , psychotherapist , business , biology , law , finance
In order to fare better amidst a growing environmental crisis, we need to face death and mortality in more profound ways. Recent psychosocial research on environmental themes has provided crucial insights. People have trouble dealing with mortality, and because environmental threats remind them (often unconsciously) of death, they tend to escape into non‐sustainable behavior. In this article, I present key insights from this interdisciplinary research and explore its relevance for practicing theologians.