Liht, Helle (2021) Looduse sakramentaalsest tähendusest [About the sacramental nature of creation]. Usuteaduslik Ajakiri, 1 (79). pp. 125-149. ISSN 1406-6564
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The aim of this article is to reflect on the possible ways in which theology has contributed to the current ecological crisis and to offer a departure point for a theological shift in the Estonian free church thinking. Drawing insights from mainly a Baptist theologian Paul S. Fiddes and a Lutheran theologian Paul Tillich, it analyses three approaches towards creation:instrumental, symbolic and sacramental. It will be shown that the instrumental view, developed as a result of Enlightenment thinking, and the symbolic use of creation, asserting the arbitrary split between material and spiritual, represent a deficient theology which denies creation’s God given inherent value and its role in the history of salvation. It proposes that the sacramental view of creation, acknowledging creation as an actual sign of God’s grace, would offer a biblical understanding and help to shape people’s attitudes toward non-human creation.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | creation; instrumental; symbolic; sacramental; free church |
| Subjects: | B Mission theology/theory > Creation and environment G Christian traditions/Denominations > Baptist |
| Divisions: | Baltic countries > Estonia |
| Depositing User: | Katharina Penner |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Jun 2022 08:51 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Jun 2022 12:24 |
| URI: | https://ceeamsprints.osims.org/id/eprint/2590 |
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