Religion and Ecological Ethics Through the Lenses of the Secularization of the Moral Sphere

Shevchuk, Dmytro and Khudoba, Kateryna (2021) Religion and Ecological Ethics Through the Lenses of the Secularization of the Moral Sphere. Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies, 20 (60). pp. 177-190. ISSN 1583-0039

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Abstract: The article is dedicated to several main problems of ecological ethics and to the
Christian reactions to it. The authors demonstrate that the Christian response (especially,
the one of Orthodox Christianity) to the ecological crisis and to the development of moral
principles for the conservation of the natural habitat and for solving the environmental
problems is the result of a synthesis of environmental ethics as a secular transformation of
the moral sphere and of traditional religious principles based on theological reflections. At
the same time, the ecological ethics of Christianity lays down a distinct anthropological
aspect, which presupposes at the same time the challeges for human nature, which is
connected with the improvement of the soul. The article also analyzes the influence of
secularization on moral systems and thinking (especially, Charles Taylor’s conception) and
the general issues of ecological ethics. Authors state that within Christianity, we can
observe a kind of adaptation of the response to environmental issues to religious
consciousness and their interpretation through religious categories. The Orthodox Church,
which is considered to be perhaps the most traditional Christian community, does not
ignore environmental issues and tries to respond to the demand for ethical solutions to
environmental problems. The appeal to environmental ethics enables the Church to show
its civic activism and to give its moral principles a practical dimension.

Тип файлу:	Стаття
Ключові слова:	ecological ethics, secularization, Christianity, Orthodox, Church, moral system
Теми:	За напрямами > Філософія
Підрозділи:	UNSPECIFIED
Розмістив/ла:	Галина Цеп'юк
Дата розміщення:	16 Тра 2022 14:29
Остання зміна:	16 Тра 2022 14:29
URI:	https://eprints.oa.edu.ua/id/eprint/8636

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