Abstract
Climate science describes interactions between humans and the heavens reminiscent of the co-agential network of spiritual beings, humans and other creatures that determine relationships between earth and heaven in the Old and New Testaments, and in Christian history. The co-agency of spirits, gods, humans and other creatures is represented in Christian tradition by the doctrine of the Holy Spirit. The pneumatological shape of Christian body politics underwrites human actor-networks which are equitable and participative. It is suggestive of climate change mitigation which promotes a turn from the centralizing tendencies of fossil fueled power to an energy supply which is local, renewable and distributed.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Systematic Theology and Climate Change |
Subtitle of host publication | Ecumenical Perspectives |
Editors | Michael Northcott, Peter Scott |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Pages | 51-68 |
Number of pages | 17 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-0-415-74278-8 |
Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- climate change
- systematic theology
- Ecumenical movement
- christian doctrine
- theological ethics