Open AccessFrom spiritual ecology to balanced spiritual ecosystems
Author(s) -
Silvio S.S. Scatolini
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
hts teologiese studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2072-8050
pISSN - 0259-9422
DOI - 10.4102/hts.v78i2.7202
Subject(s) - flourishing , politics , environmental ethics , sociology , ethnic group , ecology , identity (music) , ecosystem , epistemology , psychology , social psychology , political science , philosophy , anthropology , aesthetics , law , biology
This article suggests developing the concept of spiritual ecology into that of balanced spiritual ecosystems. Philosophies, theologies, education systems, political parties, and gender-based and ethnic identity politics need to be critiqued both from within and without so that they can finally contribute to the creation, maintenance and flourishing of balanced spiritual ecosystems.Contribution: Spiritual ecology is a concept on which converge different worldviews. This article recommends using balanced spiritual ecosystems, instead. The new concept could provoke further reflection on how our (theo)-ontologies and communities co-exist and whether they do it organically and spiritually. This article befits HTS’s interest in ‘theology and nature’.