Henriksen, Jan-Olav.

Climate change and the symbol deficit in the Christian tradition : expanding gendered sources / Jan-Olav Henriksen. - London, UK ; New York, NY : T&T Clark, c2022. - xii, 267 p. ; 25 cm. - T & T Clark explorations in theology, gender and ecology . - T & T Clark explorations in theology, gender and ecology. .

Introduction: Deficit thesis and the task it presents -- From acts of God to the anthropocene -- Culprits for the predicament -- Consumer idolatry -- Religion in denial -- To empower those who suffer and give voice to those who lack it -- Symbols as mediating practice -- Conditions for agency : a critique of modernity's detached subject -- Symbols for enhancing moral motivation and avoiding defection -- An inductive, experientially oriented theology -- God as creator - a critical symbol? -- From anthropos to all of creation -- Symbolic deficits in apocalypticism : towards a presentist eschatology -- Sin -- Symbols for hope : a critical evaluation -- Sacrifice, hope, and grace.

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Climatic changes--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Human ecology--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Ecotheology.
Signs and symbols--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Symbolism.