Malvern (1941) as a pioneering venture in Christian Ecotheology

The 1941 Malvern Conference included significant environmental statements, which have gradually been forgotten. In this article I point out their relevance and discuss their possible influence. I analyse the background of these environmental statements and suggest that British theology has probably...

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Published in:Journal of beliefs and values
Subtitles:Faith in the public square
Main Author: Pihkala, Panu 1979- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge [2016]
In: Journal of beliefs and values
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Temple, William 1881-1944 / Christian social ethics / Environmental ethics / Geschichte 1941
RelBib Classification:FD Contextual theology
KDJ Ecumenism
Further subjects:B Environmental History
B ecological theology
B Environmental Ethics
B Social Ethics
B Anglican theology
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Summary:The 1941 Malvern Conference included significant environmental statements, which have gradually been forgotten. In this article I point out their relevance and discuss their possible influence. I analyse the background of these environmental statements and suggest that British theology has probably played a stronger role in environmentalism than has previously been understood. I analyse the ecotheological positions of Malvern and William Temple in the context of a typology of ecotheological stances as developed by Willis Jenkins. While the exact influence of Malvern is difficult to assess, I refer to sources which show that its environmental content was noticed by certain prominent thinkers and contributed, for its part, to the development of ecumenical ecotheology.
ISSN:1469-9362
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of beliefs and values
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/13617672.2016.1232565