Facing Climate Collapse
Ecology, Theology and Capitalocene
Published on 30. May 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-0-334-06633-0 (ISBN)
Description
Offering an in-depth exploration of the intricate interplay between theology, ecology, and social justice, Facing Climate Collapse critically engages with the evolving discourse surrounding the 'Anthropocene' and presents a compelling argument for rebranding this epoch as the 'capitalocene.' Collectively offering a rigorous examination of diverse theological perspectives, including ecofeminist antiwar theology and a reimagining of salvation in the context of climate change, the chapters in this book present perspectives on ecological justice, indigenous wisdom, and congregational ecclesiology in Southern Africa.
With contributions from various academic voices, including many from the Global South, this volume invites readers to engage with innovative concepts, challenge established paradigms, and explore fresh approaches to the pressing ecological issues of our era. This book is part of a new series of volumes co-published with the World Council of Mission's DARE (Discernment And Radical Engagement) programme.
With contributions from various academic voices, including many from the Global South, this volume invites readers to engage with innovative concepts, challenge established paradigms, and explore fresh approaches to the pressing ecological issues of our era. This book is part of a new series of volumes co-published with the World Council of Mission's DARE (Discernment And Radical Engagement) programme.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
366 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-334-06633-0 (9780334066330)
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Persons
Luis Martinez Andrade is a Mexican essayist, with a PhD in sociology from EHESS in Paris, He currently holds the position of Scientific Collaborator at Universite Catholique de Louvain, Belgium. In 2009 he received the internationally acclaimed Thinking Against the Mainstream essay award in Havana. He is the author of Religion Without Redemption (Pluto, 2015).
Seforosa Carroll is an Australian-Rotuman theologian with a PhD from Charles Sturt University, Australia. She is an ordained Minister of the Word in the Uniting Church in Australia and is Academic Dean and lecturer in cross-cultural ministry and theology at the United Theological College, Charles Sturt University, Australia.
Seforosa Carroll is an Australian-Rotuman theologian with a PhD from Charles Sturt University, Australia. She is an ordained Minister of the Word in the Uniting Church in Australia and is Academic Dean and lecturer in cross-cultural ministry and theology at the United Theological College, Charles Sturt University, Australia.
Content
Acknowledgement
About the Contributors vii
Preface xiii
Jooseop Keum
Introduction 1
Luis Martinez Andrade and Seforosa Carroll
Part 1: Theology
1 Theology and Anticolonial Critical Theory in 'Capitalocene' 7
Luis Martinez Andrade
2 'Anthropocene' or 'Global Coloniality'? A Decolonial Theological Reflection 22
Hadje Cresencio Sadje
3 A Forgotten Body of War: Ecofeminist Theology in 'Militarycene' 40
Keun-joo Christine Pae
4 Salvation and Liturgy Reimagined through Earth-centred
Worship in the Age of Anthropocene: What Has Salvation Got to Do with Mother Earth? 56
Lilian Cheelo Siwila
5 The 'Garden on Fire': An Ecological Reading of the Day of the Lord in the Old Testament 69
Nokcharenla
Part 2: Ecology
6 Taiwan Indigenous Women and Ecofeminism 87
Wan Jou Lin
7 Upright Walk on a Habitable Earth in Anthropocene 103
Beat Dietschy
8 'For the Life of the ... Animals': Christian Anthropology Revisited in Light of the Climate Crisis 119
Nikolaos Asproulis
Part 3: Voices from the Global South
9 Ecojustice in Abya Yala: Decolonization and the Practice of 'Good Living' 135
Yenny Delgado
10 Sustainable Anthropocene and Ecological Justice:
Perspectives from the Ethos of the United Congregational Church of Southern Africa (UCCSA) 149
Revd Xolani Maseko and Thandi Soko-de Jong
11 Out of the Closet and Out of the Tomb of Ecological Sins 163
Suzana Moreira
Epilogue ? Facing Climate Collapse: Ecology, Theology and
Capitalocene 177
Joerg Rieger
About the Contributors vii
Preface xiii
Jooseop Keum
Introduction 1
Luis Martinez Andrade and Seforosa Carroll
Part 1: Theology
1 Theology and Anticolonial Critical Theory in 'Capitalocene' 7
Luis Martinez Andrade
2 'Anthropocene' or 'Global Coloniality'? A Decolonial Theological Reflection 22
Hadje Cresencio Sadje
3 A Forgotten Body of War: Ecofeminist Theology in 'Militarycene' 40
Keun-joo Christine Pae
4 Salvation and Liturgy Reimagined through Earth-centred
Worship in the Age of Anthropocene: What Has Salvation Got to Do with Mother Earth? 56
Lilian Cheelo Siwila
5 The 'Garden on Fire': An Ecological Reading of the Day of the Lord in the Old Testament 69
Nokcharenla
Part 2: Ecology
6 Taiwan Indigenous Women and Ecofeminism 87
Wan Jou Lin
7 Upright Walk on a Habitable Earth in Anthropocene 103
Beat Dietschy
8 'For the Life of the ... Animals': Christian Anthropology Revisited in Light of the Climate Crisis 119
Nikolaos Asproulis
Part 3: Voices from the Global South
9 Ecojustice in Abya Yala: Decolonization and the Practice of 'Good Living' 135
Yenny Delgado
10 Sustainable Anthropocene and Ecological Justice:
Perspectives from the Ethos of the United Congregational Church of Southern Africa (UCCSA) 149
Revd Xolani Maseko and Thandi Soko-de Jong
11 Out of the Closet and Out of the Tomb of Ecological Sins 163
Suzana Moreira
Epilogue ? Facing Climate Collapse: Ecology, Theology and
Capitalocene 177
Joerg Rieger