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A Priestly Approach to Environmental Theology: Learning to Receive and Give Again the Gifts of Creation
Author(s) -
Wirzba Norman
Publication year - 2011
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/j.1540-6385.2011.00636.x
Subject(s) - gratitude , sensibility , humanity , asceticism , sacrifice , environmental ethics , aesthetics , philosophy , theology , art , psychology , social psychology , literature
: A priestly sensibility is here presented as a way to characterize humanity's place in creation. Sacrifice, asceticism, and gratitude are described as three distinct and practical modalities of a priestly life that contribute to the care and celebration of creation. While a priestly understanding is often associated with Orthodox environmental theology, it has the potential to inform environmental theology broadly construed.