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A relevância da crise ecológica atual implica todos os saberes, nos quais também se inclui a teologia. O desafio das ciências à teologia impõe-se, especialmente, após a publicação do artigo de Lynn White, «The Historical Roots of Our Ecologic Crisis», em 1967, onde o autor localiza a raiz da crise ecológica nas transformações cosmológica e antropológica operadas pela hermenêutica bíblica cristã, sobretudo a de tradição ocidental, que acentuou o mandato bíblico do Homem dominar a terra (cf. Gn 1, 26). É nosso objetivo neste trabalho avaliar a tese de Lynn White a partir das Confissões de Santo Agostinho. Com efeito, sendo o Hiponense um dos principais visados da crítica de White, verificamos a necessidade de revisitar o pensamento agostiniano concernente à perspetiva ecológica, algo que tem vindo a acontecer nos últimos anos, com uma releitura das obras deste Padre da Igreja. Focamo-nos nas Confissões por nelas o Hiponense nos propor uma exegese amadurecida do Hexaemeron, bem com pelo impacto maior desta obra na tradição posterior. Tal estudo evidencia que não obstante se confirmem as transformações identificadas por White, Santo Agostinho defende a bondade da Criação, consciência que brota da exegese alegórica realizada de acordo com a regula fidei e que torna possível afirmar a reciprocidade entre o amor da Humanidade e o louvor das criaturas. Por outro lado, embora o Homem seja a única criatura imago Dei, a sua capacidade de julgar a Criação é limitada, sendo que a sua condição de fragilidade moral o leva frequentemente a trocar o amore Deo pelo amore curarum, o que contribui para a desordem na sociedade. Como tal, foi possível estabelecer um diálogo entre os dois autores, sobretudo nos fundamentos teológicos em causa, não obstante a distância temporal que os separa.
The relevance of the current ecological crisis extends to all areas of knowledge, including theology. This awareness was mainly brought by the publication of Lynn White's article, "The Historical Roots of Our Ecologic Crisis", in 1967. In this article, the author states that the root of the ecological crisis is to be found in the cosmological and anthropological transformations originated by Christian biblical hermeneutics, especially in the Western tradition, and mainly due to the biblical mandate for mankind to dominate the earth (cf. Gn 1, 26). Our goal in this dissertation is to assess Lynn White's thesis through the lens of the Confessions of Saint Augustine. Specifically, given that White's critique often targets Augustine of Hippo, there arises a necessity to reexamine Augustinian thought concerning ecological perspectives. In recent years, there has been a concerted effort to revisit the writings of this Church Father in light of ecological concerns. We focus on the Confessions because, the Bishop of Hippo in them not only offers us a mature exegesis of the Hexaemeron, but also due to the significant impact of this work on later tradition. This study demonstrates that despite the transformations identified by White, Saint Augustine defends the goodness of Creation. This awareness arises from the allegorical exegesis carried out in accordance with the regula fidei, enabling us to affirm the reciprocity between the love of humanity and the praise of creatures. However, although humanity is the only creature made in the imago Dei, its capacity to judge Creation is limited, and its condition of moral fragility often leads to the exchange of amore Deo for amore curarum, contributing to disorder in society. Thus, it was possible to establish a dialogue between the two authors, especially regarding the theological foundations in question, despite the temporal distance that separates them.
The relevance of the current ecological crisis extends to all areas of knowledge, including theology. This awareness was mainly brought by the publication of Lynn White's article, "The Historical Roots of Our Ecologic Crisis", in 1967. In this article, the author states that the root of the ecological crisis is to be found in the cosmological and anthropological transformations originated by Christian biblical hermeneutics, especially in the Western tradition, and mainly due to the biblical mandate for mankind to dominate the earth (cf. Gn 1, 26). Our goal in this dissertation is to assess Lynn White's thesis through the lens of the Confessions of Saint Augustine. Specifically, given that White's critique often targets Augustine of Hippo, there arises a necessity to reexamine Augustinian thought concerning ecological perspectives. In recent years, there has been a concerted effort to revisit the writings of this Church Father in light of ecological concerns. We focus on the Confessions because, the Bishop of Hippo in them not only offers us a mature exegesis of the Hexaemeron, but also due to the significant impact of this work on later tradition. This study demonstrates that despite the transformations identified by White, Saint Augustine defends the goodness of Creation. This awareness arises from the allegorical exegesis carried out in accordance with the regula fidei, enabling us to affirm the reciprocity between the love of humanity and the praise of creatures. However, although humanity is the only creature made in the imago Dei, its capacity to judge Creation is limited, and its condition of moral fragility often leads to the exchange of amore Deo for amore curarum, contributing to disorder in society. Thus, it was possible to establish a dialogue between the two authors, especially regarding the theological foundations in question, despite the temporal distance that separates them.
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Santo Agostinho Ecologia Confissões Lynn White Saint Augustine Ecology Confessions