scholarly journals Lingkungan Sebagai “Sang Liyan”

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 62-79
Author(s):  
Fien Ika Sendana
Keyword(s):  
Emmanuel Levinas ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Imago Dei ◽  
Ecological Crisis ◽  
The Other ◽  
Environmental Crisis ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Library Research ◽  
Concrete Action ◽  
The Church

Abstract: The current environmental crisis is a global problem that needs to be considered by various parties, including the church. As imago Dei man should take care of and preserve the earth according to God's purposes. But the reality is that humans use it and exploit nature for their own benefit. The erroneous paradigm of an environment in which man feels superior to other creations, giving rise to the uncontrolled exploitation of nature needs to be straightened out. One of them is by applying a new paradigm, namely the environment as the other. The environment as the other invites everyone to look at the environment as a neighbor who comes with his own uniqueness. Thus his presence encourages us to take responsibility for the safety and preservation of the environment, not instead of being masters of the environment. The Church becomes part of environmental conservation, this is displayed in concrete action by actively voicing an environmentally friendly lifestyle and simple life. The purpose of this paper is to understand Emmanuel Levinas' concept of thought about The Other and its implications in environmental conservation efforts. The research method used in this research is qualitative research using the library research. Keywords: Environment, The Other, imago Dei, ecological crisis, Environmental Conservation   Abstrak: Krisis lingkungan dewasa ini menjadi masalah global yang perlu diperhatikan oleh berbagai pihak tak terkecuali gereja. Sebagai imago Dei seharusnya manusia menjaga dan memelihara bumi sesuai dengan maksud Allah. Namun kenyataannya manusia malah memanfaatkannya serta mengeksploitasi alam demi keuntungan sendiri. Paradigma yang keliru mengenai lingkungan dimana manusia merasa lebih superior dari ciptaan yang lain sehingga menimbulkan tindakan ekploitasi alam dengan tidak terkendali perlu diluruskan. Salah satunya dengan menerapkan paradigma baru yakni lingkungan sebagai sang liyan. Lingkungan sebagai sang liyan mengajak setiap orang untuk memandang lingkungan sebagai sesamanya yang hadir dengan keunikannya sendiri. Dengan demikian kehadirannya mendorong kita untuk bertanggung jawab atas keselamatan dan pelestarian lingkungan, bukan sebaliknya menjadi tuan atas lingkungan. Gereja menjadi bagian dalam pelestarian lingkungan, hal ini dinampakkan dalam tindakan nyata dengan aktif menyuarakan pola hidup yang ramah lingkungan dan berspiritualitas ugahari. Oleh karena itu tulisan ini bertujuan untuk memahami gagasan konsep pemikiran Emmanuel Levinas tentang Sang Liyan dan implikasinya dalam upaya pelestarian lingkungan. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah penelitian kualitatif dengan menggunakan pendekatan library research (study kepustakaan). Kata Kunci: Lingkungan, Sang Liyan, imago Dei, Krisis Ekologi, Pelesatrian Lingkungan

Dimensions of Eco-Sufism in Pangersa Abah Anom's Sufism Practices on Environmental Conservation

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-49
Author(s):  
Sunarno ◽  
Asep Salahudin ◽  
Wawan
Keyword(s):  
Water Reservoir ◽  
Modern Human ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Ecological Crisis ◽  
Environmental Crisis ◽  
Material Object ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Modern Era

This article examines the application of Sufism values ​​contained in the figure of Hadrotus Sheikh KH Ahmad Shahibulwafa Tajul Arifin or known as Abah Anom in relation to environmental conservation. As is well known, the ecological crisis that is occurring in the modern era is fundamentally influenced by a crisis of perception or wrong view of nature. Nature is seen only as a material object and is not sacred. This article reveals that Sufism is the right alternative as a solution to overcome the environmental crisis. Sufism, with its teachings on the unity of existence, harmonization of the relationship between God, nature, and humans, and ethics based on divinity and noble values ​​can become a new paradigm in looking at nature holistically and can be the answer to modern human problems that are the main cause of the crisis. environment. One form of application of the application of Sufism values ​​in environmental conservation can be found in the figure of Hadrotus Sheikh KH Ahmad Shahibulwafa Tajul Arifin or known as Abah Anom. As a Sufism practitioner who views life in a unified and holistic way, Pangersa Abah Anom not only has the view that natural preservation must always be maintained and interpreted, but he also applies this view through concrete actions so that it has a direct, concrete impact. The paradigm and attitude that he applies in preserving nature can be categorized as eco-sufism. Eco-sufism is an idea that emphasizes the spiritual aspect of understanding and utilizing nature and contributing positively to sustainable development. The real manifestation of the implementation of eco-sufism from Pangersa Abah Anom can be seen in his efforts to build a water reservoir called the Nurmuhammad Dam, as well as reforestation with various plants in the Pondok Pesantren Suryalaya area.

Like Bread from One's Mouth: Emmanuel Levinas and Reading Scripture with the Other

2008 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 285-306
Author(s):  
Jonathan Ryan
Keyword(s):  
Emmanuel Levinas ◽  
The Other ◽  
Dietrich Bonhoeffer ◽  
Biblical Hermeneutics ◽  
Miroslav Volf ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Church

Discussions of alterity in biblical hermeneutics wrestle with paradox. While attempts to “speak for” the other frequently reduce to the same, interpretive approaches safeguarding difference are often unable to respond to concrete needs of actual others. Emmanuel Levinas's efforts to negotiate this paradox serve biblical hermeneutics well, challenging interpreters to recognise the call to responsibility encountered in the face of the other. Levinas himself is not without his others, and conversation with christology and Eucharistic ecclesiology (represented here by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Miroslav Volf, and John Zizioulas) challenges him toward more coherent accounts of transcendence in the human other, and of the communal obligations of the church toward the other. With these cautions in view, this article commends Levinas as a guide for breaking the bread of Scripture with others, even — and especially — when this demands “the bread from one's mouth”.

scholarly journals Dimensi Eko-Eskatologis dalam Mitos Penciptaan pada Masyarakat Manggarai Nusa Tenggara Timur

SMART ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 254-264
Author(s):  
Sefrianus Juhani ◽  
Antonius Denny Firmanto
Keyword(s):  
Human Life ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Ecological Crisis ◽  
Catholic Theology ◽  
New Creation ◽  
Conservation Movement ◽  
Creation Myth ◽  
The People ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The Church

One of the problems suspected to be faced by human is environmental problems. Whereas in various traditions generated by the ancestors, it encourages harmony between human life and nature through mythology, including the teachings of eschatology. The ecological crisis that occurred because of leaving the concept of eco-eschatology in religion and culture. This paper aims to find the ecoeschatological dimension in the creation myth of the Manggarai Community, NTT. The study used qualitative approach with ethnographic methods. Data were obtained through interviews with several key informants from several villages in Manggarai. The results of the study found two myths that have the eco-eschatological  local wisdom, namely the myth of the origin of humans and the origin of plants. There are several eco-eschatological meanings in the creation myth, those are everything was created by Morin, all creations have an eschatological future, and there is continuity and discontinuity between the old creation in the world and the new creation in the eschatological world. These meanings bear some resemblance to the teachings in Catholic theology of creation. This finding contributes to the Church in efforts to sensitize the people in relation to the ecological crisis. In addition, local wisdom is also the basis for the environmental conservation movement.

scholarly journals Um novo paradigma na Doutrina Social da Igreja

2019 ◽  
Vol 79 (314) ◽  
pp. 615
Author(s):  
Paulo Fernando Carneiro de Andrade
Keyword(s):  
Middle Ages ◽  
Environmental Crisis ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Pope Francis ◽  
Political Issues ◽  
Social Doctrine ◽  
The Social ◽  
Rerum Novarum ◽  
Doctrine Of The Church ◽  
The Church

O Ensino Social da Igreja constitui uma rica tradição teológica e magisterial sobre questões sociais, econômicas e políticas, que, partindo das Escrituras, estabelece-se na Patrística e avança na Idade Média, prosseguido até os dias de hoje. Como parte deste Ensino, constituiuse, a partir da Encíclica Rerum Novarum de Leão XIII, em 1891, um conjunto de Documentos Pontifícios emanados pelos Papas sucessivos, dedicados às questões sociais, politicas e econômicas ao qual chamamos de Doutrina Social da Igreja e no qual se reconhece certa unidade e coerência. Ao mesmo tempo, porém, encontramos na Doutrina Social da Igreja algumas mudanças paradigmáticas ao longo do tempo que marcam um desenvolvimento não linear deste Ensinamento. Neste artigo buscamos destacar como o Papa Francisco, no seu Pontificado, inaugura um novo paradigma na Doutrina Social da Igreja, unindo a questão social, política e econômica à ambiental, e procuramos analisar qual o seu significado. Abstract: The Social Teaching of the Church constitutes a wealthy theological and magisterial tradition about social economic and political issues. Starting with the Scriptures, it establishes itself in the Patristic and goes forward in the Middle Ages, continuing until present days. As part of these Teachings, and starting with Pope Leo XIII’s Rerum Novarum Encyclic, in 1891, a set of Pontifical Documents, produced by the subsequent Popes was created. This we call the Social Doctrine of the Church and in it we perceive a certain unity and coherence. At the same time, however, we find in the Social Doctrine of the Church some paradigmatic changes overtime that show a non-linear development of this Doctrine.  In this article we seek to emphasize how Pope Francis, in his Pontificate, inaugurated a new paradigm in the Social Doctrine of the Church, linking the social political and economic issues to the environmental one and we attempt to analyze its meaning.Keywords: Pope Francis; Social Doctrine of the Church; New paradigm; Option for the poor; socio-environmental crisis.

Christus Virgo

2012 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 22-27
Author(s):  
Sissel Undheim
Keyword(s):  
Moral Status ◽  
The Other ◽  
Late Antique ◽  
Church Fathers ◽  
Early Christian ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
The One ◽  
The Church

The description of Christ as a virgin, 'Christus virgo', does occur at rare occasions in Early Christian and late antique texts. Considering that 'virgo' was a term that most commonly described the sexual and moral status of a member of the female sex, such representations of Christ as a virgin may exemplify some of the complex negotiations over gender, salvation, sanctity and Christology that we find in the writings of the Church fathers. The article provides some suggestions as to how we can understand the notion of the virgin Christ within the context of early Christian and late antique theological debates on the one hand, and in light of the growing interest in sacred virginity on the other.

La ética del Otro: una introducción al pensamiento de Emmanuel Lévinas

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-14
Author(s):  
Carlos Alvaréz Teijeiro
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Emmanuel Levinas ◽  
Radical Change ◽  
The Other ◽  
Western Philosophy ◽  
Ethical Implications ◽  
Essential Question ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
First Philosophy

Emmanuel Lévinas, the philosopher of ethics par excellence in the twentieth century, and by own merit one of the most important ethical philosophers in the history of western philosophy, is also the philosopher of the Other. Thereby, it can be said that no thought has deepened like his in the ups and downs of the ethical relationship between subject and otherness. The general objective of this work is to expose in a simple and understandable way some ideas that tend to be quite dark in the philosophical work of the author, since his profuse religious production will not be analyzed here. It is expected to show that his ideas about the being and the Other are relevant to better understand interpersonal relationships in times of 4.0 (re)evolution. As specific objectives, this work aims to expose in chronological order the main works of the thinker, with special emphasis on his ethical implications: Of the evasion (1935), The time and the Other (1947), From the existence to the existent (1947), Totality and infinity: An essay on exteriority (1961) and, last, Otherwise than being, or beyond essence (1974). In the judgment of Lévinas, history of western philosophy starting with Greece, has shown an unusual concern for the Being, this is, it has basically been an ontology and, accordingly, it has relegated ethics to a second or third plane. On the other hand and in a clear going against the tide movement, our author supports that ethics should be considered the first philosophy and more, even previous to the proper philosophize. This novel approach implies, as it is supposed, that the essential question of the philosophy slows down its origin around the Being in order to inquire about the Other: it is a philosophy in first person. Such a radical change of perspective generates an underlying change in how we conceive interpersonal relationships, the complex framework of meanings around the relationship Me and You, which also philosopher Martin Buber had already spoken of. As Lévinas postulates that ethics is the first philosophy, this involves that the Other claims all our attention, intellectual and emotional, to the point of considering that the relationship with the Other is one of the measures of our identity. Thus, “natural” attitude –husserlian word not used by Lévinas- would be to be in permanent disposition regarding to the meeting with the Other, to be in permanent opening state to let ourselves be questioned by him. Ontology, as the author says, being worried about the Being, has been likewise concerned about the Existence, when the matter is to concern about the particular Existent that every otherness supposes for us. In conclusion it can be affirmed that levinasian ethics of the meeting with the Other, particular Face, irreducible to the assumption, can contribute with an innovative looking to (re)evolving the interpersonal relationships in a 4.0 context.

Emmanuel Levinas: Um estudo sobre a ética da alteridade

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abimael Francisco do Nascimento
Keyword(s):  
Emmanuel Levinas ◽  
Transcendental Philosophy ◽  
The Other ◽  
New Thought ◽  
Philosophical Criticism ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Theoretical Foundations ◽  
First Philosophy

The general objective of this study is to analyze the postulate of the ethics of otherness as the first philosophy, presented by Emmanuel Levinas. It is a proposal that runs through Levinas' thinking from his theoretical foundations, to his philosophical criticism. Levinas' thought presents itself as a new thought, as a critique of ontology and transcendental philosophy. For him, the concern with knowledge and with being made the other to be forgotten, placing the other in totality. Levinas proposes the ethics of otherness as sensitivity to the other. The subject says here I am, making myself responsible for the other in an infinite way, in a transcendence without return to myself, becoming hostage to the other, as an irrefutable responsibility. The idea of the infinite, present in the face of the other, points to a responsibility whoever more assumes himself, the more one is responsible, until the substitution by other.

A Scientific World-View of Nature and Environmental Problem with a Special Concentration on Seyyed Hossein Nasr’s Understanding of Environmental Sustainability (Perspektif Sains terhadap Krisis Alam dan Persekitaran: Pemikiran Seyyed Hossein Nasr tentan)

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 312-328
Author(s):  
Md. Abu Sayem
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
World View ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Ecological Crisis ◽  
Environmental Crisis ◽  
World Views ◽  
Renaissance Humanism ◽  
Spiritual World ◽  
Scientific World ◽  
European Renaissance

The present paper attempts to expose how the scientific world-view of nature contributes to the present environmental crisis. Alongside this, it relates European Renaissance, humanism, secularism, the scientific and industrial revolutions, modern philosophy, scientism, technology-based modern life, consumerism-based modern society, etc. with current environmental problems. By focusing on Nasr’s traditional understanding of nature, the paper explores how materialistic and mechanistic world-views are deeply connected with the present ecological crisis. It also offers a critical analysis of Nasr’s spiritual and religious world-view of nature and examines its relevance. In doing so, it aims to highlight some demerits of the present world-view, and to call to reform current perceptions of nature by revitalizing traditional wisdom in order to protect the environment from further degradation. Thus, the paper is scholarly addition to the ongoing discourse on the issue of religions and the environment. Keywords: Eco-theology, Environmental Degradation, Materialistic and Mechanistic Views of Nature, Scientism, Spiritual Crisis of Modern humans, Religious and Spiritual World-Views.   Abstrak Kertas kajian ini menerangkan bagaimana pandangan saintifik telah menyumbang kepada krisis alam sekitar semasa. Disamping itu, kertas ini akan menhubungkaitkan Gerakan Revolusi Humanisma di Eropah, sekularisme, revolusi  sains dan perindustrian, falsafah moden, saintisme, kehidupan moden yang berasaskan teknologi, masyarakat moden yang berasaskan consumerisme, etc. dengan krisis alam sekitar yang berlaku dewasa ini.  Dengan memahami pandangan Nasr terhadap alam sekitar, kertas ini akan merungkai bagaimana pandangan materialistik (kebendaan) dan mekanistik mempengaruhi krisis ekologi masa kini. Ia juga akan menganalisa pandangan spiritual dan agama Nasr terhadap alam sekitar secara kritikal dan akan menilai sejauh mana kesesuaiannya. Dengan sedemikian dapat menyedarkan manusia tentang kecacatan pandangan semasa, yang kemudiannya akan membawa kepada pembaharuan persepsi mereka terhadap alam sekitar dengan cara menghidupkan semula nilai-nilai tradisional demi mengelakkan kemerosotan alam sekitar. Kertas ini akan memuatkan idea-idea para cendiakawan dalam membincangkan isu  berkaitan agama dan alam sekitar. Kata Kunci: Eko-Teologi, Kemerosotan Alam Sekitar, Pandangan Materialistik dan Makanistik terhadap Alam, Saintisme, Krisis Spiritual Manusia Moden, Perspektif Spiritual dan Agama.

Introduction

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma Mason
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Environmental Crisis ◽  
Church Fathers ◽  
Communal Experience ◽  
In Christ ◽  
The Church ◽  
Francis Of Assisi

This chapter locates Rossetti in the context of the book’s ecotheological argument, which traces an ecological love command in her writing through her engagement with Tractarianism, the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, the Church Fathers, and Francis of Assisi. It establishes her Anglo-Catholic imagining of the cosmos as a fabric of participation and communal experience embodied in Christ. The first section reads Rossetti in the context of current Victorian ecocriticism, which underplays the role of Christianity in the development of nineteenth-century environmentalism. The next sections question critical readings of Rossetti as a reclusive thinker and argue instead for an educated and politicized Christian for whom indifference to the spiritual is complicit with an environmental crisis in which the weak and vulnerable suffer most. This introduction also refers to the wider field of Rossetti studies and introduces her reading of grace and apocalypse as a major contribution to the intradiscipline of Christianity and ecology.

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