E-SUPPLEMENT TO THE JOURNAL FOR CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS THEORY
The following is the first installment of a two-part series. Eco-philosophy, or ecosophy, offers insight into the relationship of living beings with their environment. The intersection of faith and eco-philosophy is known as religious environmentalism. This alliance of religion and ecology has been gathering momentum lately. Ikeke[1] notes that science and policy alone cannot tackle […]
Introduction In recent years, the world’s religions, including the Abrahamic faiths as well as Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism and various indigenous forms of spirituality, have been increasingly turning their ethical gaze toward the intersection of social, economic and ecological justice issues. This gives me hope because I believe many environmental injustices persist because the values of […]
The influence of religions on human attitudes toward the non-human, whether beneficent or deleterious, has been the subject of serious scholarly debate since at least the publication of Lynn White Jr.’s important essay, “The Historical Roots of Our Ecological Crisis”[1] in the 1960s. This essay issued a near-wholesale condemnation of western Christianity for providing the […]
On October 4, 2023, Pope Francis published the apostolic exhortation Laudate Deum (“Praise God”), an 8000-word document advocating for urgent action to counter climate change.[1] Its date of publication is significant on two accounts. First, it was released on the feast day of Saint Francis of Assisi, the thirteenth-century Italian mystic who is recognized as […]
Sponsored by The Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory and The New Polis in co-operation with the University of Denver When: Friday, Oct. 13 to Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023 Where: Online (Zoom) – Registration Required Register or click on this link Keynote Speaker: Catherine Keller Catherine Keller practices theology as a relation between ancient hints of ultimacy and current […]
Submit proposal When: Friday, October 13, 2023 Where: Online (Zoom) – Registration Required Submission deadline for proposals: Friday, September 15, 2023 Queries Call for Papers or Presentations The Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory and The New Polis, in co-operation with the University of Denver announces an upcoming one-day, online conference on “The Religious Roots […]