Panel: INTERRELIGIOUS APPROACHES TO ECO-JUSTICE AND "WCC" PROPHETIC CALL: SHARED RESPONSES TO ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES AND INEQUALITIES.



214.1 - REIMAGINING CHRISTIAN ECOTHEOLOGY THROUGH INDIGENOUS SPIRITUALITIES: POSTCOLONIAL ECOFEMINIST PERSPECTIVES ON ECOLOGICAL JUSTICE

AUTHORS:
Furlan Štante N. (Znanstveno raziskovalno središče Koper ~ Koper ~ Slovenia)
Text:
This paper explores how Indigenous spiritualities can inform a reimagined Christian ecotheology through the lens of postcolonial ecofeminism, with a focus on ecological justice. Indigenous traditions understand humans as one among many co-creators in relational interdependence with all living and non-living beings, while the Earth—Pachamama—is recognized as a sentient, sacred being. By contrast, Global North technological and extractive practices often exacerbate ecological degradation and environmental inequities, disproportionately affecting communities in the Global South. Integrating Indigenous cosmologies with ecofeminist theology offers critical insights into relational ethics, emotion, and spiritual ecology, highlighting the need for justice-oriented environmental praxis. The paper asks how Christian ecotheology might engage these affective and spiritual epistemologies to address ecological injustices, promote care for all beings, and support sustainable, equitable stewardship of the Earth. Ultimately, it envisions ecotheology as a profoundly relational, ethical, and spiritual endeavor, bridging Global North-South divides and fostering cosmic and ecological harmony.