The Spirit in Creation: A Unified Theology of Grace and Creation Care

Abstract. This essay identifies one of the deeper theological sources of the tendency toward environmental neglect in evangelical and Pentecostal theology and proposes a theological vision that facilitates a vision of creation care as a dimension of Christian formation. The first section identifies,...

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1. VerfasserIn: Studebaker, Steven M. 1968- (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Wiley-Blackwell 2008
In: Zygon
Jahr: 2008, Band: 43, Heft: 4, Seiten: 943-960
weitere Schlagwörter:B THE TRINITY
B Pentecostalism
B special grace
B Pneumatology
B the Holy Spirit
B Special Revelation
B Common Grace
B General Revelation
B Creation Care
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract. This essay identifies one of the deeper theological sources of the tendency toward environmental neglect in evangelical and Pentecostal theology and proposes a theological vision that facilitates a vision of creation care as a dimension of Christian formation. The first section identifies, describes, and evaluates the traditional distinction between common and special grace or the natural and the supernatural orders as a theological foundation for environmental neglect in Pentecostal theology. The second and third sections propose that a pneumatological vision of grace based on a fundamental trinitarianism provides Pentecostals and other Christians with a way to overcome these stark dualisms and to attain a more unified and comprehensive vision of God's grace that is more conducive to creation care. The fourth section presents a case for seeing creation care as a pneumatological and proleptic participation in the eschaton and, as such, as a dimension of Christian formation and sanctification.
ISSN:1467-9744
Enthält:Enthalten in: Zygon
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9744.2008.00970.x