RT Article
T1 The Accra Confession as Dangerous Memory: Reformed Ecclesiology, the Ecological Crisis, and the Problem of Catholicity
JF Religions
VO 11
IS 3
A1 Kuo, Henry S.
LA English
PB MDPI
YR 2020
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1727133684
AB This study presents the Accra Confession as a theological response to the ecological crisis from a Reformed perspective while also addressing its critical weakness, namely the problem of universality in both Reformed ecclesiology and global approaches to ecological destruction. Because of a fragile universality, both Reformed churches and global institutions find it difficult to agree on a concrete plan to address climate change. Theologically, this difficulty arrives not primarily from disagreement with the existence or causes of climate change but how Christian theological values translate concretely to acts of justice. This study proposes a way to ground these discussions on the concept of dangerous memory by resourcing the theology of Johann Baptist Metz. Dangerous memories allow stories of the suffering vanquished to be constitutive to the construction of caritas, which in turn serves as a suitable theological foundation for addressing differing approaches to engaging climate issues. Reading the Accra Confession as dangerous memory, then, provides a valuable resource to the Reformed community by allowing the testimonies of those affected adversely by climate change to substantially inform theological discourses on climate justice.
K1 Accra Confession
K1 Johann Baptist Metz
K1 Reformed Theology
K1 Catholicity
K1 Climate Change
K1 Critical Theory
K1 dangerous memory
K1 Ecclesiology
K1 Ecotheology
K1 Religion And The Environment
DO 10.3390/rel11070320