I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY EARTHY CHURCH: TOWARD AN ECOLOGICAL REINTERPRETATION OF THE HOLINESS OF THE CHURCH

  • David N. Field University of Zululand
Keywords: Holiness, Church, Ecclesiology, Eco-theology, Earth

Abstract

This article develops a re-interpretation of the holiness of the church. It comprises two main sections. The first re-examines the motif of holiness by critically examining use of this motif in selected biblical traditions. This will form the basis for the development of an ecological understanding of holiness. The second part will examine what on earth it means to confess that the church is ecologically holy given, its all too obvious failures and the pervasive influence of the socio-cultural and politico-economic forces that are destructive to the earth. doi: 10.7833/111-1-20

Author Biography

David N. Field, University of Zululand
Research Fellow, University of Zululand;Academic Coordinator, Methodist e-Academy
Published
2013-06-12
Section
Articles