An artful contribution to our planetary concerns

Adam Pryor's fresh understanding of the imago Dei as a refraction of the Divine is much needed in an age of science and climate change. Well informed by astrobiological insights, his approach presents what I would call a deep reconceptualization of the imago Dei as a planetary phenomenon. The h...

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Published in:Dialog : a journal of theology 2021-03, Vol.60 (1), p.94-96
Main Author: Losch, Andreas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
astrobiology
Ethics
Hans Jonas
imago Dei
Phenomenology
planetary boundaries
planetary sustainability
Science
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Summary:Adam Pryor's fresh understanding of the imago Dei as a refraction of the Divine is much needed in an age of science and climate change. Well informed by astrobiological insights, his approach presents what I would call a deep reconceptualization of the imago Dei as a planetary phenomenon. The human planetary phenomenon, however, currently faces its own limitations. This is an ethical reality, which is touched upon by Pryor, but could have been expressed more clearly and deliberately. The review attempts to develop some of Pryor's thoughts in dialoue with Hans Jonas, and with my own thoughts on “planetary sustainability.”
ISSN:0012-2033
1540-6385
DOI:10.1111/dial.12625