Educating for Ecological Conversion
An Ecstatic Pedagogy for Christian Higher Education amid Climate Crisis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21379648 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Timothy Hanchin (Villanova University, Villanova, PA, USA), Christy Lang Hearlson (0000-0001-8246-7664, Villanova University, Villanova, PA, USA) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 115 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 255-268 |
| Publication date | 2020-05-26 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religious Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-4087 • E-ISSN: 1547-3201 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00344087.2020.1768470 |
| OpenAlex | W3035040616 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 18 |
Christian universities are obligated by their mission to confront the climate crisis as the pressing existential issue of our time. In his encyclical Laudato Si', Pope Francis calls for the ecological conversion of the church and all of humanity. Ecological conversion entails an existential shift from a relationship with the earth marked by possessive, wasteful consumption to one marked by delight in creation, concern for its suffering, and preservation of this divine gift. Following the work of Bernard Lonergan and Robert Doran on conversion, we propose pedagogical strategies of connectedness and encounter that emphasize the psychic dimension of ecological conversion
Aesthetics · Consumption (sociology) · Ecological crisis · Encyclical · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Existentialism · Humanity · Psychic · Sociology · Theology · Ecology · Philosophy · Religion, Ecology, and Ethics · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Theological Perspectives and Practices
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| Citations per year | 1.8 |
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| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |