Ecology, Divinity, and Reason: Thinking the Divine Anew in the Midst of Ecological Crisis

What is it about?

This article examines the ways ecological misconduct has often flowed from doctrines of the Christian God and dogmatic adherence to western notions of reason. It argues that this God and Reason are perhaps not just linked, but different iterations of the same phenomenon. Afterward, it reimagines a Christian theology of God which encourages a more ecologically conscious disposition toward the planet and the human's engagement with it.

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Why is it important?

This article brings together theology, eco-feminism, and continental philosophy in attempt to combat one aspect of anthropocentrism; mainly, the privileging of the human-animal over the nonhuman animal. It contributes to the conversation around God, Reason, and Ecology, specifically in relation to the problems caused by anthropocentric notions of Divinity