Tsalampouni, Ekaterini2019-09-252019-09-252016-08-3020169782889311446http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/156824"Interestingly, the discussion about eco-justice ethics has not played an important role in the Orthodox theological discourse so far with the exception of some notable contributions, like, for example, that of Paulos Gregorios177 or of the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.178 In their majority, the Orthodox eco-theological studies offer a reflection from the perspective of systematic theology on the relations between humans, God and the rest of the creation and focus on creation theology. The practical aspect of these relations or even more the connection of environmental care and social justice remains a marginal issue in them. Moreover, most of these studies draw their arguments from patristic texts179 and recently from the liturgical tradition of the Orthodox Churches,180 whereas biblical texts do not seem to play a pivotal role in these discussions. Eco-justice ethics, therefore, is a path that has to be pursued by Orthodox theologians who have to turn to their tradition as a whole and involve it in their discussions of justice both social and ecological. In the rest of this article, some thoughts on the potential as well as the difficulties of such an endeavor will be presented. Paper delivered at the international consultation on "Resources and Best Practice Models for Ecotheology, Climate Justice and Food Security", held at the Academy of Volos, Demetriades Diocese of Church of Greece, 10-13 March, 2016Pages:237-262engCreative Commons Copyright (CC 2.5)Eco-JusticeVolos 2016BibleOrthodox Tradtioncosmological modelGlobal ethicsPolitical ethicsEconomic ethicsEthics of economic systemsReligious ethicsMethods of ethicsTheological ethicsEnvironmental ethicsResources ethicsBiodiversity ethicsEthics of global commonsEcumenismEcumenical MovementWorld Council of ChurchesChristian denominationsOrthodox (Eastern, Oriental)Biblical TheologyBiblical hermeneutics, Interpretation of the BibleDogmaticsPractical theology and theological educationTeaching of theology, ecumenism, religionsLiturgy, spiritual formationPractical theologyBook chapter