Toward a Better World – Principles of Christian Ecotheology

Gheorghe Zaharia ()
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Gheorghe Zaharia: Ovidius University of Constanta, Romania

RAIS Conference Proceedings 2022-2025 from Research Association for Interdisciplinary Studies

Abstract: The present study analyzes the current ecological crisis from the premises of Christian theology and highlights the ways in which ecotheology can offer authentic responses to the problems of the contemporary world. In a society dominated by consumption, technology, and a utilitarian approach to nature, the human being gradually distances himself from both creation and God, losing the profound meaning of existence. Christian ecotheology proposes a reconstruction of human consciousness through the rediscovery of the world as a divine gift, through the assumption of responsibility toward creation, and through the restoration of the relationship of communion between the human person and the cosmos. Thus, the study emphasizes that environmental protection cannot be reduced to technical solutions but requires a spiritual and ethical transformation of the human being, who must once again perceive nature not as an object to be exploited, but as a space of encounter with God. Only through such an inner change can a better world be built—one aligned with the will of the Creator and with the human vocation to be His co-worker in preserving and ennobling creation.

Keywords: Christian Ecotheology; Ecological Crisis; Consumerism; Ecological Responsibility; Human–Nature Relationship; Christian Anthropology; Ethics of Creation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 7 pages
Date: 2025-11
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Published in Proceedings of the 42nd International RAIS Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities, November 20-21, 2025, pages 274-281

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