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Social Ecology: A Hermeneutical Framework for Reading Biblical Texts? A Latin American Perspective
Author(s) -
Sintado Carlos A.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the ecumenical review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.104
H-Index - 7
eISSN - 1758-6623
pISSN - 0013-0796
DOI - 10.1111/j.1758-6623.2010.00098.x
Subject(s) - seriousness , perspective (graphical) , reading (process) , sociology , latin americans , ecology , politics , oppression , epistemology , social ecology , environmental ethics , philosophy , political science , linguistics , biology , law , art , visual arts
Using the concept of “social ecology” developed by Murray Bookchin as a starting point, this article explores the reception of this idea in Latin America before elaborating some key principles derived from this concept for a hermeneutical strategy to approach biblical texts. In particular, the article argues that Bookchin's understanding of the seriousness of the ecological crisis and of its causes, his views on the issues around exploitation, hierarchy and domination, gender and age oppression, and his criticism of the prevailing economic and political dimension could provide a hermeneutical framework that is relevant for an ecologically sound and justice‐centred reading of biblical texts.