This book contains a collection of essays by leading environmental philosophers, theologians, ecologists, and scientists that address. Sallie mcfagues blessed are the consumers is a direct challenge to consumerist society and shows how we are all implicated. Armour, who is now associate dean for academic affairs at the divinity school. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. She is the associate professor of systematic theology. Buy environmental ethics, ecological theology and natural selection on.
Ecofeminist theologian sallie mcfague greets the dalai lama during his conference on ecology, ethics and interdependence in 2011. Sallie mcfague, rosemary radford ruether, john cobb, peter singer, and holmes rolston, sideris proposes a more realistic ethic that combines evolutionary theory with theological insight, advocates a minimally interventionist stance toward nature, and values the processes over the products of the. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. God, the world, and global warming 9780800662714 by sallie mcfague. She applied this approach in particular to ecological issues, writing extensively on care for the earth as if. Awardwinning theologian sallie mcfague here develops a striking and novel vision of the universe, one that takes seriously and radically both contemporary science and the incarnational commitments of the christian tradition. Consisting of an assortment of landmark essays and the best in contemporary scholarship, this.
Sallie mcfague s pioneering work, metaphorical theology, raises epistemological questions regarding theological language. Sallie mcfague response to sallie mcfague kwok puilan the wounded spirit as the basis for hope in an age of radical ecology mark i. Augustine for environmental ethics theoecology journal. Among her many influential works, all from fortress press. Environmental ethics and christian theology oxford. Among her many influential works, all of which are from fortress press, include metaphorical theology 1982, models of god 1987, the body of god 1993, and super, natural christians 1997. Vancouverbased sallie mcfague spoke of a god who notices suffering, who values bodies and the natural world, a god who is interested in economics, writes one of her students.
Examining the work of such influential thinkers as james gustafson, sallie mcfague, rosemary radford ruether, john cobb, peter singer, and holmes rolston, sideris proposes a more realistic ethic that combines evolutionary theory with theological insight, advocates a minimally interventionist stance toward nature, and values the processes over the products of the natural world. David b lott sallie mcfague offers a lucid and powerful guide to theological thinking about god and the world, individual and community, humanity and nature, reality and metaphor, the sacramental and the. Environmental ethics, ecological theology, and natural selection. She is now distinguished theologian in residence at the vancouver school of theology in vancouver, british columbia. Theologicalethical response to agenda 21 sallie mcfague islamic ethics and environment mohammed t. She wrote in the introduction to this 1993 book, the present essay. Sallie mcfague is the most widely read exponent of an ecological theology that responds creatively to recent environmental crises. Her current research puts theology in conversation with environmental studies and other fields. Project workby now you know what project you want to engage in and with whom you will be working. The sort of dualistic hierarchicalism that the ecofeminists and gunton accuse augustine of would tend to undermine, though not necessarily eliminate, an impetus for environmental ethics.
In the last few decades, religious and secular thinkers have tackled the worlds escalating environmental crisis by attempting to develop an ecological ethic that is both scientifically accurate and free of humancentered preconceptions. Sallie mcfague, vanderbilt divinity school dean, emerita. Sallie mcfague, the first woman to lead vanderbilt divinity school and an influential scholar on feminist christian theology and alternatives to the traditional model of god, has died. Sallie mcfague has created something important and necessarya model of god specifically for the sake of the earth. The earth itself, he insisted, holds the memory of the beginning of all things, the memory of god. At the earth summit held at rio in june 1992, the leaders of more than 170 countries were able to adopt by consensus a common global strategy, an agenda for action, namely agenda 21, that envisions a future that will be prosperous, equitable, and sustainable. This groundbreaking study shows that many of these environmental ethicists continue to model their positions on romantic, predarwinian concepts that. The organic, ecological model that mcfague introduces in thebodyof godthat is, a model based on an understanding that supports both radical individuality and differencewhile at the same time insisting on radical. In this timely book, sallie mcfague recalls her readers to the practices of. Metaphorical theology download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. God, the world, and global warmingby sallie mcfague fortress, minneapolis, 2008.
In their books sittler and mcfague set the stage for a theology of nature and make clear why christian denominations should be engaged in dialogue on environmental issues. A major emphasis of this book, written by a feminist theologian, is its. Sallie mcfague s environmental theology september 2020 dr. Sallie mcfague s interview with the dalai lama entitled a role for ecology. While other contemporary theologians have responded to these challenges by arguing for environmental ethics, mcfague reaches her conclusion kenotic theology from a very different intellectual trajectory. Mcfague urges that we understand these views believing our theology informs our ethics, sallie mcfague pragmatically suggests how our theology could be changed to achieve the ethical goals of survival for our planet and improving the wellbeing of the poor and oppressed. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Is there any sense of transcendence, of spirit, of christ, of trinity that will help. Climate change promises monumental changes to human and other planetary life in the next generations. Sallie mcfague, 19332019 times higher education the. Sallie mcfague meeting the dalia lama during a 2011 conference on ecology, ethics and interdependence. The video is session 5 of ecology, ethics and interdependence, the mind and life xxiii conference with his holiness the dalai lama in dialogue with contemplative scholars, activists and ecological scientists who discuss the interconnection between individual. Mcfague s later books lie decidedly within the sphere of theology, and here she turns her hand to philosophy of religion particularly religious language, theological method, hermeneutics, biblical exegesis, literary criticism, ethics and extremely important practical issues such as the critiques of theology from feminism, ecology and the. A new climate for theology available for download and read online in other formats.
Sallie mcfague born 1933 is an american feminist christian theologian, who has written other books such as super, natural christians,models of god,metaphorical theology. Sallie mcfague broke new ground in how we think about god through metaphors as feminist theology was just emerging, and the connections of religion with economics and ecology as environmental theology began to find its voice, said emilie. Yet government, business, and individuals have been largely in. Environmental ethics, ecological theology and natural selection. She applied this approach in particular to ecological issues, writing. When sallie mcfague offers the metaphor of body to describe the relationship between the god and the world, she is reminding us of both scientific truth and a sacred mystery. An ecological theology by sallie mcfague and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Click download or read online button to get metaphorical theology book now.
Joseph sittler 19041987 was professor of biblical theology at the university of chicago divinity school, retiring in 1973. Examining the work of such influential thinkers as james gustafson, sallie mcfague, rosemary radford ruether, john cobb, peter singer, and holmes. Sallie mcfague is carpenter professor of theology and former dean of vanderbilt divinity school, nashville, tennessee. Sallie mcfague 1933 november 15, 2019 was an american feminist christian theologian, best known for her analysis of how metaphor lies at the heart of how we may speak about god. Pdf a new climate for theology download full pdf book. For decades, sallie mcfague has lent her voice and her theological imagination to addressing and advocating for the most important issues of our time. If augustines critics are correct, then there is little hope for recovering augustine as a source of environmental ethics. The friendship of god i finished 2017 by reading metaphorical theology. Sallie mcfague was the carpenter professor of theology at vanderbilt divinity school, where she taught for thirty years. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Barbour sallie mcfague is the most widely read exponent of an ecological theology that responds creatively to recent environmental crises. I really enjoyed this book and i am looking forward to study her other books thats on their way.
She calls us to move from belief to action, from denial to profound change at both personal and public levels. In her book the body of god, mcfague dedicates her efforts to exploring. Environmental ethics and christian theologyby willis jenkins oxford university press, oxford, 2008. Approaching environmental ethics from the context of womens movements and philosophy, wanli ho, a taiwanese scholar, offers the unique standpoint of ecofamilism. Environmental subjects, such as species extinction, pollution, and environmental. In the middle two parts of the book, mcfague sketches problematic understandings and sug. In the last chapter she shows how her views can provide the basis for an environmental ethics of community with care as the highest value and justice being in the service of caring. In doing so, she has influenced an entire generation, and empowered countless people in their efforts to put religion in the service of meeting human needs in difficult times.
Mcfague offers a summary of the basic thesis of her book on. Another view of the spirits work eleanor rae the world of the icon and creation. In this timely book, mcfague recalls her readers to the practices of. Body god ecological theology by sallie mcfague abebooks. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Mcfague brings a much needed and well developed ethic of restraint to the field of ecotheology. This is a book about ecology for christians, not a book about christianity. Lott editor sallie mcfague offers a powerful guide to theological thinking about god and the world, individual and community, humanity and nature, reality and metaphor, the sacramental and. Mcfague is professor of theology at vanderbilt divinity school. Emily askew founded the lts green task force, a group committed to environmentally just practices in the seminary. An orthodox perspective on ecology and pneumatology john chryssavgis. Download pdf a new climate for theology book full free. From metaphorical theology to sallie mcfague, climate crisis prophet.
If traditional concepts of god have alienated us from the bodies of the material world, then what alternative do we have. Christianity volume yale forum on religion and ecology. It is a view that can inspire real change, an altered lifestyle, and a form of christian discipleship and desire appropriate to who we really are. Environmental ethics, ecological theology, and natural. For thirty years mcfague taught at the vanderbilt divinity school, where she served as carpenter professor of theology. She writes as a theologian, but one who takes evolutionary and ecological science very seriously.
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