Open AccessEcotheology in the service of religion and science
Author(s) -
Stanisław Rabiej
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
studia oecumenica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2391-940X
pISSN - 1643-2762
DOI - 10.25167/so.2206
Subject(s) - natural (archaeology) , christianity , environmental ethics , style (visual arts) , sociology , natural science , epistemology , ecology , service (business) , social science , philosophy , geography , religious studies , archaeology , biology , economy , economics
The aim of the text is to assess the ecumenical potential of various contemporary approaches to ecotheology, which try to take into account the achievements of natural and social sciences. It outlines the effects of the ecumenical interest of the Churches in ecology, understood as a certain style of thinking and acting, taking into account the good of the natural environment. The results of ecological interest in the Churches are discussed by numerous authors. For example, two complementary concepts from Western and Eastern Christianity are presented: Thomas Berry's Interdisciplinary Ecotheology and John Zizioulas' Ethically Oriented Ecotheology.