A Remarkable, Wide-ranging Attempt To Read The Pauline Literature From An Ecological Perspective, Greening Paul, The First Book Of Its Kind, Traverses Carefully Between Extremes Claiming To Present Paul's Narrative World And Simply Subjugating The Bible To A Contemporary Set Of Ethical Values. Skillfully The Authors Craft Their Reading Of Paul According To The Cutting-edge Insights Of Narrative Criticism And Tackle Burning Questions Which Assail Christians In The Present Ecological Crisis: Does The Biblical Tradition Inculcate An Anthropocentric Worldview That Gives Humanity License To Exploit The Earth For Our Benefit? Does Biblical Eschatology Imply That The Earth Is Of Only Passing Significance For The Elect? Greening Paul Is A Timely And Adroit Re-reading Of The Apostle Paul That Provides A Potentially Very Fruitful Ecological Vision, All The While Staying True To The Biblical Text. Pt. I. Toward An Ecotheological Hermeneutic. A Survey Of Ecotheological Approaches ; The Role Of Hermeneutical Lenses For An Ecotheology ; A Narrative Ecotheology? -- Pt. Ii. The Ecotheological Mantra-texts. The Groaning And Liberation Of Creation (romans 8:19-23) ; The Reconciliation Of All Things (colossians 1:15-20) ; The Construction Of A Pauline Hermeneutical Lens -- Pt. Iii. Pauline Ecotheology And Ecoethics. An Ecological Reading Of Pauline Theology ; Pauline Ethics Through An Ecotheological Lens. David G. Horrell, Cherryl Hunt, And Christopher Southgate. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 287-315) And Indexes.

Horrell, David G; Hunt, Cherryl; Southgate, Christopher, 1953-

United States, United States of America

PT, 2010

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A remarkable, wide-ranging attempt to read the Pauline literature from an ecological perspective, Greening Pau l, the first book of its kind, traverses carefully between extremes claiming to present Paul's narrative world and simply subjugating the Bible to a contemporary set of ethical values. Skillfully the authors craft their reading of Paul according to the cutting-edge insights of narrative criticism and tackle burning questions which assail Christians in the present ecological Does the biblical tradition inculcate an anthropocentric worldview that gives humanity license to exploit the earth for our benefit? Does biblical eschatology imply that the earth is of only passing significance for the elect? Greening Paul is a timely and adroit re-reading of the apostle Paul that provides a potentially very fruitful ecological vision, all the while staying true to the biblical text.

ix, 333 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-315) and indexes
Pt. I. Toward an ecotheological hermeneutic. A survey of ecotheological approaches -- The role of hermeneutical lenses for an ecotheology -- A narrative ecotheology? -- Pt. II. The ecotheological "mantra"-texts. The groaning and liberation of creation (Romans 8:19-23) -- The reconciliation of all things (Colossians 1:15-20) -- The construction of a Pauline hermeneutical lens -- Pt. III. Pauline ecotheology and ecoethics. An ecological reading of Pauline theology -- Pauline ethics through an ecotheological lens

2023-06-28