Descripción
This book practices an ancient form of theological reflection--the hexameron--on creation and attends to current concerns for the wellbeing of creation amid changing climates, anthropogenic pollution, and, possibly, the next mass extinction event. Rigby takes each day of the Genesis 1 creation narrative as the launching point for critical theological engagement with early writers like Basil of Caesarea and Ambrose of Milan, with contemporary concerns about the state of our planet's well-being, and with faith-based initiatives from around the world that are contributing to the healing and restoration of the world. By attending to planetary well-being, Rigby's unique and striking approach to the hexameron captures both the devastation of current anthropogenic climate change and the precious hope for salvific healing in Shalom.
Author: Kate Rigby
Publisher: Orbis Books
Published: 09/28/2023
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 8.24h x 5.48w x 0.30d
ISBN13: 9781626985506
ISBN10: 1626985502
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christian Theology | General
About the Author
Kate Rigby is the Humboldt Professor of Environmental Humanities at the University of Cologne. She is the director of a research center for Multidisciplinary Environmental Studies and has been instrumental in the international development of environmental humanities. Her interdisciplinary research interests include German studies, comparative literature via European philosophy, literature and religion, and culture and ecology.