Abstract:

This article argues that Christian theology of nature faces two central questions:
(1) when engaging the modern concept of nature, should theology
accept the modern concept or seek to undermine it? (2) Given that the
reality of nature is various and must include some account of the politics of
the concept, how should theology engage with such politics? It is argued
that a Christian, trinitarian theology of nature should be developed by,
first, ‘ecologising’ its notion of nature; and, second, by seeking to overcome
in dialectical fashion the modern concept of nature in favour of a notion of
creatureliness that is both natural and political.

Author: Peter Manley Scott