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A Climate of Justice: An Ethical Foundation for EnvironmentalismCivilian Empowerment: A Theological Inquiry

A Climate of Justice: An Ethical Foundation for Environmentalism: Civilian Empowerment: A... [A theological inquiry into civilian empowerment approaches “god” or “gods” as sources of power. Since our conception of god depends on what we can say—our language—the gods of empowerment belong to our various social worlds. We could understand the flow of power here as one where God empowers the church and then shares it with society, or where God empowers people in society and the church gives witness to it. The protestant theologians Paul Lehmann and Edward Hobbs take the second view. Lehmann’s approach opens us to a community-creating power that other language communities besides the Christian church could articulate and celebrate. Hobbs explains how the Christian trinity exposes our limitations, hubris, and the call to care for others. These theologies reveal our human capacity to create caring communities with the power to call for change.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Climate of Justice: An Ethical Foundation for EnvironmentalismCivilian Empowerment: A Theological Inquiry

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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2022
ISBN
978-3-030-77362-5
Pages
137 –148
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-77363-2_9
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Abstract

[A theological inquiry into civilian empowerment approaches “god” or “gods” as sources of power. Since our conception of god depends on what we can say—our language—the gods of empowerment belong to our various social worlds. We could understand the flow of power here as one where God empowers the church and then shares it with society, or where God empowers people in society and the church gives witness to it. The protestant theologians Paul Lehmann and Edward Hobbs take the second view. Lehmann’s approach opens us to a community-creating power that other language communities besides the Christian church could articulate and celebrate. Hobbs explains how the Christian trinity exposes our limitations, hubris, and the call to care for others. These theologies reveal our human capacity to create caring communities with the power to call for change.]

Published: Jan 1, 2022

Keywords: Civilians; Religion and nature; God’s power; Creating community; Paul Lehmann; Christian Ethics; Edward Hobbs; Human capacities

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