Panel: ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN THEOLOGIANS, SCHOLARS, AND CLERGY ADDRESS THE ECOLOGICAL CRISIS AND CHANGING RELIGIOUS AND SOCIO-CULTURAL LANDSCAPES



900.3 - DOING ECO-DOGMATIC THEOLOGY? WHAT IS IT?

AUTHORS:
Asproulis N. (Volos Academy for Theological Studies ~ Volos ~ Greece)
Text:
The speaker aspires to present a new model of doing Orthodox theology. By making use of relevant resources and methodological concepts and tools from enviromental sciences and ecology (e.g. ecosystem, interconnection among all human and non human entities, evolution theory), the speaker proceeds to a hermeneutical account of the basic doctrines of the Orthodox tradition like Triadology, Christology, creation theology, eschatology, and especially anthropology, in a way that are able to address challenges posed by the current ecological crisis. By this move, contemporary Orthodox theology can contribute to a modification of the socio-cultural landscape in an effective way.