Eco(Teo)logia: discurso teológico ambiental x prática comunitária evangélica

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to discuss the issues that are at the intersection between society and nature presenting Eco(Theo)logy as an interdisciplinary approach that seeks to converge the scientific and reli-gious discourses integrating Ecology and Theology in its reflection on the environment. For Eco(Theo)logy the contribution of biblical discursive tradition whose corpus consists of the narratives of creation, destruction and restoration found in the books of Genesis and Revelation of the Judeo-Christian Scriptures is essential. For an analysis of this discursive formation, it was made a foray into the contributions of some theologians as Cullmann (1996), Murad (2009), Pfeiffer (1999), Reimer (2006, 2011), Stott (2010, 2011) and Wolff (2007), whose approach is focused in the proposal that becomes an instrument for environmental awareness and thus contribute to the formation of a new ecological awareness and engagement on the part of the Evangelical Church. But as this discourse is still very restricted to certain institutional spheres, not reaching broader contingent of evangelicals, this work seeks to question and understand how the biblical texts can inspire an Eco(Theo)logical vision to check whether the theological discourse can, in fact, contribute to environmental awareness, presenting the institutional practices of the church into environmental evangelical theological discourse. The research investigated the participation of some Evangelical Christian NGOs, Brazilian Baptist Convention, Baptist Church in Brazil in the city of Cabedelo PB, to improve the quality of life of local communities by encouraging responsible actions from the faithful evangelicals.