Towards Holistic Healing: A Pentecostal Ecotheological Perspective
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Authors
kgatle, mookgo solomon
Issue Date
2024-12-05
Type
Article
Language
en
Keywords
Pentecostal ecotheology , Holistic healing , Full gospel , Pneumatology , Environmental , Creation , Holy Spirit , Eschatology , Mission
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Abstract
Pentecostal ecotheology presents a holistic approach to healing that recognises the inherent
worth of all creation and the interconnectedness of human and nonhuman creation. It draws on the
Pentecostal full gospel and the experiences of biblical Pentecost to inspire an expansive pneumatology
that transcends an anthropocentric soteriology and views the entire cosmos as the altar where human
and nonhuman creation can tarry for and experience the sacred presence, power, and conviction of
the Holy Spirit with a sense of eschatological urgency such that (inter alia) repentance from ecological
transgression becomes normative. This framework envisions all of creation participating in the
Spirit’s presence, power, gifting, and renewal. Leveraging Pentecostal ecotheology for holistic healing
involves intentionally engaging, replicating, and contextualising the pneumatological experiences of
the biblical Pentecost. It also involves embracing the pneumatological continuity between us and the
biblical charismatic communities, enabling us to administer healing in contemporary environmental
contexts through the Spirit’s anointing. Engaging in ecotheological intercession, overcoming the
creational desacralisation that leads to the mechanistic exploitation of creation, and adopting a
Spirit-born sense of solidarity with creation are further essential strategies for leveraging Pentecostal
ecotheology for holistic healing.
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Citation
Kgatle, Mookgo Solomon, and Joshua Chigorimbo. 2024. Towards Holistic Healing: A Pentecostal Ecotheological Perspective. Religions 15: 1479. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel15121479
Publisher
MDPI