Earthkeeping HTE670 / B
This course is about listening carefully and deeply as Creation groans. Our practice of faithful listening involves spending time with several interconnected themes: the theological context of environmental stewardship; the ethical dilemmas we face as we respond to calls for ecojustice (a blend word comprising economic, ecology, and justice); the intersection of place and spirituality; and how these themes shape our Earth-consciousness in the Christian church. The exploration and integration of these themes include living more with less, Watershed Discipleship, slow violence, and ecowomanism, which all work together to help us understand creation as a web of interconnection of both ecological flourishing and ecological destruction. The goal of these integrated paradigms is to develop a shalom-based theological anthropology to ground our understanding of Earthkeeping as a peace and justice concern.