Re-Examining the Christian Ecological Models in Light of Eco-Theology and the Old Testament
Emmanuel Twumasi-Ankrah 
, Emmanuel Kojo Ennin Antwi and Frimpong Wiafe
Issue: Vol.4 No.7 Article 8 pp.879-892
DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/ehass.2023478 | Published online 28th July, 2023
© 2023 The Author(s). This is an open access article under the CCBY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
One of the most global of all crises in the 21st century is the ecological crisis. The causes identified for environmental destruction from the 1960s were hinged on human attitudes. The ecological models proposed afterward did not adequately address the human. Thus, the problem still persists. The identification and understanding of the nature of the relationship that should exist between humans and the environment has been a bone of contention. Using the Qualitative Method, eco-theological themes and analysis and semantic analysis were employed in examining the ecological theories. One idea that sprang clearly from the study is the fact that humans and the earth are to be understood as relatives (kinsmen). This paper thus affirms and recommends the idea of kinship as a Christian ecological model that would effectively address human attitudes toward the environment.
Keywords: The Ecological Crisis, Eco-Theology, Human-Earth/Land Relations, Ecological Models, Kinship, Old Testament
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Emmanuel Twumasi-Ankrah is a Lecturer in Biblical Studies, Old Testament in African Life and Thought in the Theology Department, Christian Service University College, Kumasi. He is also a PhD candidate in Biblical Studies in the Department of Religious Studies, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Emmanuel Kojo Ennin Antwi is a Senior Lecturer in Biblical Studies and Old Testament and African Life and Thought in the Department of Religious Studies, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Frimpong Wiafe is a Senior Lecturer in Biblical Studies, Old Testament and Biblical Hebrew in the Department of Religious Studies, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Twumasi-Ankrah Emmanuel, Antwi Emmanuel K.E. & Wiafe, Frimpong. “Re-Examining the Christian Ecological Models in Light of Eco-Theology and the Old Testament.” E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences 4, no.7 (2023): 879-892. https://doi.org/10.38159/ehass.2023478
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