Theology in the anthropocene - and beyond?

Abstract

The narrative of the Anthropocene therefore leads to a radically new thinking about the human condition of being alive. In brief, the Anthropocene narrative deals with human impacts - but unfortunately, not much with humans. The naturalness of a consensus about the human impact in general tends to obscure the violation of justice, in the relational web of nature as well as in the asymmetry of world society. The history of religions should also necessarily be included herein, as human ecology is intimately interconnected with religious practices, values, and worldviews. The new transdisciplinary research field of the environmental humanities is also producing a wide range of insights. Ethically, theologians have argued from such a vision for a future-oriented human ethics of responsibility, following Dietrich Bonhoeffer. The naturalness of a consensus about the human impact in general tends to obscure the violation of justice, in the relational web of nature as well as in the asymmetry of world society.