All Change Please
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