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New presence : Review for intellectual and spiritual questions, Vol. XVIII No. 3, 2020.

Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.31192/np.18.3.12

Does the Sermon on the Mount include an ecological message?

Marian Machinek orcid id orcid.org/0000-0002-1857-1018 ; University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland

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Abstract

The purpose of this article is to examine whether the Sermon on the Mount (Matt 5–7) can be an inspiration for ecological spirituality. Jesus’ diagnosis of the human attitude (Matt 6:19–34), marked by an immoderate desire to possess and by excessive concern for the future, has not lost anything in its relevance. Changing this attitude might be possible through a renewed look at surrounding nature. The relationship to God will be a key element of Christian ecological spirituality.

Keywords

anthropocentrism; desire to possess; ecology; ecological spirituality; existential anxiety; Father in heaven; Gospel of Matthew; Sermon on the Mount

Hrčak ID:

246468

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/246468

Publication date:

23.11.2020.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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