Doing public theology in the anthropocene towards life-creating theology

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Meylahn, Johann-Albrecht

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AOSIS OpenJournals

Abstract

If one presumes that we are today living in the anthropocene, how does this challenge the doing of public theology? What is the calling of a public theologian in the anthropocene? To be able to answer these questions, this article shortly described the anthropocene and then sought to unpack a possible doing of theology in a particular local context, within the time of the anthropocene, creating (poiesis) a deconstructive space for possible resurrection life to emerge.

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This article represents a theological reflection on the Faculty Research Theme (FRT) of the Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, entitled ‘Ecodomy - Life in its fullness’. The theme is portrayed from the perspective of various theological disciplines. A conference on this theme was held on 27–28 October 2014.

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Anthropocene, Grammatisation, Practical theology, God, Christ, Religious identities, Public theology, Liberation

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Meylahn, J-A., 2015, 'Doing public theology in the anthropocene towards life-creating theology', Verbum et Ecclesia 36(3), Art. #1443, 10pages. http://dx.DOI.org/ 10.4102/ve.v36i3.1443.