Časni, Danijel (2020) Ekologija u svjetlu Capetownskog iskaza o predanju [Ecology in the light of Cape Town Commitment]. Kairos: Evangelical Journal of Theology, 14 (2). pp. 95-118. ISSN 1846-4599
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Abstract
The creation of the planet Earth together with the flora and fauna had its culmination in the creation of humans in the image of God. As humanity later fell into sin, this later resulted in various crises, including ecological crises. Accordingly, the topic of ecology is becoming increasingly relevant in our time, and many representatives of Protestant and evangelical churches throughout history have spoken about the importance of ecology. In our time, this topic was touched upon during the Third Lausanne Congress for the Evangelization of the World held in Cape Town in 2010. The meeting was attended by a large number of representatives of evangelical churches around the world. Since the love of God is expressed, among other things, in the love of God’s creation, this article first analyzes the relationship between theology and ecology. It then considers the ways in which the biblical record of creation should inform and form the relationship of evangelical Christians to the Earth. The third part of the article deals with the issue of the "ecological footprint" at the world level and looks at where Croatia is in all this. The fourth part of the article brings an overview of ecology from the prism of Protestant and Evangelical churches, while the fifth part discusses the challenges of today and offers two directions: one is materialistic-humanistic, and the other is Protestant-evangelical. The article concludes that Christians, as children of God, are called to do the will of Heavenly Father and be an example and a light in today's egocentric world. Ecological crises are directly correlated with the crisis of morality, but, equally, all activities carried out for the purpose of preserving the environment, without change humanity's essence, and consequently its habits, achieve only short-term results without fundamental changes. Only by changing the person itself and repentance can humanity become responsible in their ethical approach to the environment that surrounds us.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Creation; ecology; Earth; Cape Town Commitment; evangelical Christianity |
| Subjects: | B Mission theology/theory > Creation and environment E Evangelical and Ecumenical Networks and Dialogues in Central Eastern Europe > Networks and Church Fellowships > Lausanne Movement G Christian traditions/Denominations > Evangelical |
| Divisions: | Balkan countries > Croatia Balkan countries |
| Depositing User: | Katharina Penner |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Apr 2021 13:21 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Sep 2021 13:50 |
| URI: | https://ceeamsprints.osims.org/id/eprint/1887 |
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