Resources within Spiritual and Mystical Christian Traditions for the Care of Earth – our Common Home

• Authors: Ryszard F. Sadowski

Title variants

PL

Duchowe i mistyczne zasoby tradycji chrześcijańskiej na rzecz troski o Ziemię – nasz wspólny dom

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Research on the ecological crisis has revealed its global and total character, which implies that any attempts at overcoming it must take into account a wide variety of perspectives. It is not surprising, therefore, that for several decades the study of the ecological crisis has been undertaken by philosophers and religologists who seek inspirations for ways to shape an environmentally friendly lifestyle in various religious traditions. Notwithstanding the prevailing stereotypes as regards Christianity and its allegedly anti-ecological attitudes, there are many indications that this rich religious tradition has a lot to offer in the battle against the environmental crisis. The aim of this study is to present four Christian models of human relations with nature, which confirm the great ecological potential of Christianity. Those include: 1) Celtic animate model; 2) Benedictine custodial model; 3) Nuptial model of Hildegard of Bingen; and 4) St. Francis' fraternal model.

PL

Badania nad kryzysem ekologicznym pozwoliły dostrzec, że ma on charakter globalny i totalny, a co za tym idzie, sposoby jego przezwyciężenia muszą uwzględniać bardzo różnorodne perspektywy. Nie dziwi więc fakt, że od kilku dekad w badania kryzysu ekologicznego włączają się filozofowie i religiolodzy, którzy w różnych tradycjach religijnych szukają inspiracji dla kształtowania prośrodowiskowego stylu życia. Pomimo panujących stereotypów na temat antyekologiczności chrześcijaństwa, wiele wskazuje na to, że ta bogata tradycja religijna ma wiele do zaoferowania na polu walki z kryzysem środowiskowym. Celem tego opracowania jest prezentacja czterech chrześcijańskich modeli relacji człowieka do przyrody, które potwierdzają wielki ekologiczny potencjał chrześcijaństwa. Wskazane tu zostaną: 1) Celtic animate model; 2) Benedictine custodial model; 3) Nuptial model of Hildegard of Bingen; and 4) St. Francis’ fraternal model.

Keywords

EN

Ecological Crisis; Christianity; Religion and Ecology; Hildegard of Bingen; Francis of Assisi

PL

kryzys ekologiczny; chrześcijaństwo; religia i ekologia; Hildegarda z Bingen; Franciszek z Asyżu; kryzys ekologiczny; chrześcijaństwo; religia i ekologia; Hildegarda z Bingen; Franciszek z Asyżu

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego w Warszawie
• Journal: Studia Ecologiae et Bioethicae
• Year: 2020
• Volume: 18
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 43-53

Dates

published

2020-03-30

Contributors

author

Ryszard F. Sadowski

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Identifiers

DOI

10.21697/seb.2020.1.05