Logos and Garden: Joseph Ratzinger—Benedict XVI on Eco-Theology
The Logos has made a Garden. That short sentence might sum up the ‘eco-theology’ (or, as some would have it, theo-ecology) of Joseph Ratzinger—Benedict XVI. It is ripe for unpacking, by considering not only his general approach to the God–world relation (always presupposed as this is in his comments...
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| description | The Logos has made a Garden. That short sentence might sum up the ‘eco-theology’ (or, as some would have it, theo-ecology) of Joseph Ratzinger—Benedict XVI. It is ripe for unpacking, by considering not only his general approach to the God–world relation (always presupposed as this is in his comments on environmental issues) but also how his theological insights into the created realm, understood as humanity’s common home (oikos), might now be taken further in the great pope’s footsteps, drawing on the doctrinal and hagiographical traditions of the Church. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-fa263a52235e43f591aec085f8af5f792025-08-20T03:12:04ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442025-02-0116220510.3390/rel16020205Logos and Garden: Joseph Ratzinger—Benedict XVI on Eco-TheologyAidan Nichols0Independent Researcher, St Dominic’s Priory, London NW5 4LB, UKThe Logos has made a Garden. That short sentence might sum up the ‘eco-theology’ (or, as some would have it, theo-ecology) of Joseph Ratzinger—Benedict XVI. It is ripe for unpacking, by considering not only his general approach to the God–world relation (always presupposed as this is in his comments on environmental issues) but also how his theological insights into the created realm, understood as humanity’s common home (oikos), might now be taken further in the great pope’s footsteps, drawing on the doctrinal and hagiographical traditions of the Church.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/16/2/205Benedict XVIeco-theologyoikos |
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