Overview
Is there a place for religious texts in today's global environmental conversation? Some have claimed over the centuries that the Bible has given humans license to devastate the world of nature. Can those same texts be a source of ecological healing? This book investigates Romans 8:19-22, Paul's enigmatic passage about creation groaning out in travail , which comes at the conclusion of his long Christological discourse. His inclusion of nature in the Christ event is both unprecedented and has baffled scholars for centuries. Could Genesis provide the explanation? Four relationships shape the creation stories. Prior to the fall of Adam and Eve, human beings are said to live in harmony with God, with themselves, with one another, and with the world of nature. As humans disobey God, each of these relationships unravels, climaxing with the cursing of nature itself. Is this paradigm in the background of Paul's Christology? Read this way, Paul's midrash on the story of creation in light of the Christ event provides deep insight into the biblical role of humans and their instrumentality in bringing both harm and healing to the world of nature.
Full Product Details
Author: Scott C. Powell
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Imprint: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Edition: Unabridged edition
ISBN: 9781527528352
ISBN 10: 1527528359
Pages: 213
Publication Date: 17 June 2019
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
This book will be of interest to all those who wish to explore connections between Biblical texts and environmental issues as well as those interested in an ecological perspective on the writings of St Paul. The book is the fruit of doctoral research and [...] provides an interesting intertextual study that encourages us to deeper understanding of the links between ancient texts and contemporary matters. Dr Mary E. MillsMaryvale Institute, UK
Author Information
Dr Scott C. Powell is a teacher, theologian, and author. He is the Director of the Aquinas Institute for Catholic Thought, at the University of Colorado Boulder, and an affiliate of the Center for Western Civilization Thought and Policy at the University of Colorado. He has also taught at Denver's Augustine Institute, and the St. John Vianney Theological Seminary's Catholic Biblical School. He completed his PhD at Maryvale Institute and Liverpool Hope University, UK, where he wrote on ecology and the writings of St. Paul. He has been published by, and has appeared on numerous religious media outlets, and has spoken around the world on topics of theology, ecology, and biblical studies, as well as their relation to popular culture.
