Responding to a Weeping Planet

Practical Theology as a Discipline Called by Crisis

Dados Bibliográficos

ID3398360
AutoresMary Elizabeth Moore (0000-0001-8992-6456, Boston University, autor correspondente)
Ano2022
Volume13
Fascículo3
Páginas244
Data de publicação2022-03-11
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoReligions (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444
EditoraMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/rel13030244
OpenAlexW4220696520
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas4
Referências citadas16

Practical theology is by nature a discipline of crisis, standing on the edge of reality and potential, what is and what can be. Crises can be gentle turning points, opportunities for radical transformation, or catastrophic moments in time. In the geological age of the Anthropocene, people face devastating planetary effects of human agency, which have created and escalated a climate crisis beyond the boundaries of imagination. Practical theology belongs at the epicenter of ecological crises, which have already produced harsh results, ecological despair, and a time-dated urgency for daring decisions and actions. Change is knocking at global doors-the necessity, foreboding, and hope for change. This article probes practical theology's role in change, giving primary attention to changes in practical wisdom (phronesis) and life practices. Methodologically, the article draws from ecological scholars and activists, philosophers and theologians, indigenous communities, and the earth itself, presenting descriptions and analyses of their shared wisdom across time, culture, and areas of expertise. From these sources, the study identifies challenges, practices, and alternate worldviews that can potentially reshape practical wisdom and climate action. In conclusion, this paper proposes life practices for climate justice: practices of attending, searching, imagining, and communal living and acting

Aesthetics · Anthropocene · Climate change · Climate justice · Ecological crisis · Economic Justice · Environmental ethics · Global warming · Indigenous · Political science · Social science · Sociology · History · Law · Philosophy · Religion, Ecology, and Ethics · Theological Perspectives and Practices · Violence, Religion, and Philosophy · Ecology