Ecological Crisis and the Change of Christian Theology
Abstract
Western Christian theological reflection on the ecological crisis, began in response to external criticism from Christian theology, the critique is aimed at supporting the development of modern science and technology behind the Christian concept. Accordingly, the Christian theology on the one hand based on the teachings of the Bible and Christian tradition to defend, the other to John Cobb, represented by theologians also seek, in the new relationship between man and nature in the context of changes in traditional Christian theology, thinking theological development of the future direction and how to respond to today's increasingly serious ecological problems. The Christian theology begins to think about the ecological crisis while it faces the critics outside, because the Christianity was considered as the impetus of modern technology. On the one hand, Christian thinkers use the Bible and doctrine to defend the Christianity; on the other hand , some theologians including John B. Cobb want to change the Christianity, think about the development of it and solve the important ecological problems when the relation between man and nature has changed