All Change Please

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Authors: Peter Manley Scott, CELIA E. DEANE‐DRUMMOND, Gemma Edwards, Finlay Malcolm
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Abstract

This concluding chapter probes how Christian environmental action reshapes salvation discourse. Contrary to some ecotheological critiques, the chapter notes that respondents prioritise aesthetic attention and affects—lament, grief—over anthropocentrism and transcendence versus immanence debates. We correlate two vocational figures, ‘climate steward’ and ‘climate prophet’, with a range of soteriologies: resurrection/victory (defeating systemic eco-destruction), cross/reconciliation (repairing alienations among humans and wider creation) and incarnation (katechonic harm-reduction). We critique personalism/exceptionalism and revisit the matter of theological creativity. We show how divergent soteriologies shape church discourse, opportunity structures and civil disobedience, evidencing creativity between practice and theology.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Religion Ecology and Ethics Christian Theology and Mission Theological Perspectives and Practices

Publication details

Journal / source
Routledge eBooks
Pages
182–208
Publication date
26 February 2026
Language
EN
Document type
Book chapter