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ERIC Number: EJ1261508
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-0034-4087
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Educating for Ecological Conversion: An Ecstatic Pedagogy for Christian Higher Education Amid Climate Crisis
Hanchin, Timothy; Hearlson, Christy Lang
Religious Education, v115 n3 p255-268 2020
Christian universities are obligated by their mission to confront the climate crisis as the pressing existential issue of our time. In his encyclical Laudato Si', Pope Francis calls for the ecological conversion of the church and all of humanity. Ecological conversion entails an existential shift from a relationship with the earth marked by possessive, wasteful consumption to one marked by delight in creation, concern for its suffering, and preservation of this divine gift. Following the work of Bernard Lonergan and Robert Doran on conversion, we propose pedagogical strategies of connectedness and encounter that emphasize the psychic dimension of ecological conversion.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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