Liturgics: Ecology and Worship

Seminary:  Wesley Theological Seminary

Location: 4500 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC 20016, United States

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Instructor:  Dr. Joseph Bush

Website: https://www.wesleyseminary.edu

Course Description

This course brings an ecological hermeneutic to bear on texts and practices used in worship. These are examined for ways in which nature is pictured as present or absent, participating or passive. Particular attention is given to the seasons surrounding Christmas and Easter and implications of ecologically informed worship for Christology.