عنوان

Christian Sabbath-keeping as a Spiritual and Environmental Practice

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LA129550

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Title Proper

Christian Sabbath-keeping as a Spiritual and Environmental Practice

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[Article]

First Statement of Responsibility

Laura Hartman

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Leiden

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Brill

Text of Note

"Though the Christian observance of Sabbath-keeping has been inconsistent throughout history, the concept has become popular in devotional literature. This paper argues that because of three characteristics of Sabbath-keeping-an altered, theocentric perspective, a slower, simpler style of living, and an eschatological encounter-it may be a useful "tool" for more environmentally sensitive modes of living. Observing the Sabbath reminds Christians to view Creation as God did while resting on the seventh day in Genesis; it prompts a simplification that often has environmentally salutary effects in its lessened consumption; and it draws Christians into a shared vision of a redeemed, healed creation. The paper draws on insights from Jürgen Moltmann, Abraham Joshua Heschel, John Paul II, Seventh-day Adventists and Sabbath Economics thinkers (including Wendell Berry, Marva J. Dawn, Ched Myers, Norman Wirzba, and Richard Lowery). Though the Christian observance of Sabbath-keeping has been inconsistent throughout history, the concept has become popular in devotional literature. This paper argues that because of three characteristics of Sabbath-keeping-an altered, theocentric perspective, a slower, simpler style of living, and an eschatological encounter-it may be a useful "tool" for more environmentally sensitive modes of living. Observing the Sabbath reminds Christians to view Creation as God did while resting on the seventh day in Genesis; it prompts a simplification that often has environmentally salutary effects in its lessened consumption; and it draws Christians into a shared vision of a redeemed, healed creation. The paper draws on insights from Jürgen Moltmann, Abraham Joshua Heschel, John Paul II, Seventh-day Adventists and Sabbath Economics thinkers (including Wendell Berry, Marva J. Dawn, Ched Myers, Norman Wirzba, and Richard Lowery)."

Date of Publication

2011

Physical description

47-64

Title

Worldviews: Global Religions, Culture, and Ecology

Volume Number

15/1

International Standard Serial Number

1568-5357

Subject Term

ECONOMICS

Subject Term

ENVIRONMENT

Subject Term

PRACTICE

Subject Term

SABBATH

Subject Term

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST

Laura Hartman

Call Number

10.1163/156853511X553769

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[Article]

275578

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