7.1 Global Environment

Preview Activity 8, Primary Sources on Ecological Theology

The new heaven and new earth according to Isaiah

Deep Incarnation

God became a man (shallow incarnation)

God became man

God became human, one of us

God became flesh

God became nature (deep incarnation)

New questions are constantly emerging in Theology and may take generations or more before they are considered settled.

Eco-Feminist Theology

Interconnected systems of injustice, exploitation, domination

Exploitation of women

Exploitation of the ecosystem

Exploitation of the poor

Interconnectedness

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“Inseparable bond between concern for nature, justice for the poor, commitment to society, and interior peace” (Pope Francis, Laudato Si’ ¶ 10)