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Hrynkow Christopher W 20161 It Should Not Be That Easy Using Green: A Mapping of a Green Theo-Ecoethical Hermeneutical Lens in Conversation with Pope Francis’ Peace Witness, Evangelii Gaudium, and Laudato Si’ by Christopher William Hrynkow A Thesis submitted to the Faculty of the University of St. Michael’s College and the Theological Department of the Toronto School of Theology In partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Theology awarded by the University of St. Michael’s College and the University of Toronto © Copyright by Christopher William Hrynkow 2016 It Should Not Be That Easy Using Green: A Mapping of a Green Theo-Ecoethical Hermeneutical Lens in Conversation with Pope Francis’ Peace Witness, Evangelii Gaudium, and Laudato Si’ Christopher Hrynkow Doctor of Theology University of St. Michael’s College and the University of Toronto 2016 Abstract Interrelated social and ecological crises increasingly threaten both human survival and the vitality of the Earth community. These crises are primarily anthropogenic, have spiritual and temporal implications, and are therefore of concern to Christian ethics. In light of this confluence, the working premise of this thesis is that magisterial responses to these contemporary crises can be examined and assessed through an ecumenically-informed green theo-ecoethical lens. Specifically, that lens is fashioned in relation to six green principles, viz., ecological wisdom, social justice, participatory democracy, nonviolence, sustainability, and respect for diversity. A green theo-ecoethical lens is then employed to map, colligate, and assess the contributions of Pope Francis’ peace witness, his apostolic exhortation Evangelii Gaudium, and his encyclical Laudato Si’, to the fostering of socio-ecological flourishing. In turn, such mappings and assessments reciprocally inform the lens. The dynamic interplay between the green theo-ecoethical lens with its six operative principles and the ecotheological, ecospiritual and ecoethical reflections of Pope Francis bring into sharper ii focus integral, socio-ecological flourishing that is a key goal for faithful Christian living in the world. The green theo-ecoethical lens’ nomenclature points to each of its constitutive parts (viz., green, theological, ecological, and ethical dimensions), which are unfolded in relation to a colligational mapping of the six green principles, Pope Francis’ peace witness, Evangelii Gaudium, and Laudato Si’ in this thesis. Each of these constitutive parts was selected for its potential to contribute contextual cogency to a hermeneutical lens. Moreover, when acting in combination, the four constitutive parts support a methodological approach that is at once critical and normative, holding that a necessary response to contemporary crises is to turn the human project toward more fully incarnating substantive peace and integral justice. In sum, this thesis constructs an ecumenically-informed green theo-ecoethical hermeneutical lens. That lens is employed to enter into conversation with, colligate, and map the contributions of Pope Francis’ social teaching and lived example toward fostering socio-ecological flourishing at this crucial stage in planetary history. iii Acknowledgements Many thanks go out to Dr. Dennis Patrick O’Hara. Throughout the course my MTS and ThD studies at the University of St. Michael’s College, I have had the opportunity of being a student in all five of the classroom-based courses that form Dr. O’Hara’s current repertoire. He also offered me a selection of reading courses from which I benefited greatly. Prior to studying in Toronto, I had completed graduate work in the area of spirituality, education, and ecology and taught my own course dealing with Catholicism and the Ecological Crisis. Despite this background, Dr. O’Hara greatly enriched my understanding of the relationship between Christianity and Ecology. Due in no small measure to his command of the biological sciences, he also managed to foster for me an interest in the area of biomedical ethics, which I am sure any other instructor would have failed to ignite. The latter point is representative of Dr. O’Hara’s creative pedagogy. As is echoed in comments from my peers, he teaches in a manner that is innovative, informative and gripping for his students. He maintains high standards of evaluation, yet at the same time, Dr. O’Hara remains popular with his students. This, in my experience, is a rare combination; one from which I and my peers have accrued professionally formative insights. Beyond his exceptional teaching in the classroom, Dr. O’Hara has been a remarkable and dedicated advisor, sticking with me during this project despite illness. I will always be grateful for the support and advice he offered me to get my career going. I can now feed and shelter my family in comfort, while doing what I love and contributing in a small measure to academia and the wider community, in large part due to Dr. O’Hara’s influence in my life. I could have scarcely imagined such an outcome when I first came to St. Mikes. In myriad ways, it is true that I cannot thank Dr. O’Hara enough. iv Two people are responsible for my initial interest in Christian and Ecology, without them I would never have been motivated to come to Toronto in order to study. The first was Dr. Catherine Cowley, formerly of Heythrop College, who guided me through course work on Catholic Social Teaching and the environment. As I attempted to improve that essay for my first publication, Dr. David Creamer, S.J. lent me a copy of The Dream of the Earth by Thomas Berry to read. It was the book that changed the direction of my academic life by colligating things that had previously appeared desperate to me and starting in motion a series of learning events that cumulate in this thesis. I will also always be grateful for Dr. Creamer’s generous mentorship of which the lending of The Dream of the Earth from his personal library is only one small example. While I was in Toronto, two other educators influenced the development of my views in Christianity and Ecology. The first of these people, Dr. Edmund O’Sullivan, was Dr. Creamer’s advisor at OISE, and introduced the former to Berry. As such, in a sense he not only helped to bring me to Toronto but also greatly enriched my experience there with his Transformative Learning class. Dr. O’Sullivan is the only professor I know from which the students requested (and received) an extra class. The second University of Toronto professor who deserves thanks in regards to developing my understanding of religious ecology is Stephen Bede Scharper. He showed me in a grounded way how knowledge is not only factual but also relational. I am grateful he agreed to serve on my committee and examine this thesis. Turning to back to University of St. Michael’s College professors, I am also grateful to Michael Attridge for serving on the committee for this thesis. Even though I have not had pleasure of taking a class from him, I have admired his work from afar, particular in the v related areas of Catholic Ecclesiology, Vatican II, and inter-faith relations. I am honoured he came aboard for this project. I would also like to thank Dr. Colleen Shantz, who served as my MTS advisor and was the first to suggest that I consider focussing on ethics rather than systematics. Her suggestion bears fruit in this thesis and has helped to make me a happier and more successful person. Moreover, she served a chair at my ThD defence for which I am grateful. Also present at the defence in examining roles where Drs. Robert Logan and Cristina Vanin, representing the University of Toronto and St. Jerome’s University. I am thankful that they were willing to serve in those roles. Learning about their work and interacting with them in person helped to grow my understanding of issues important to the field of religion and ecology. Finally, a big thank you goes out to my family. Wilma, my partner and wife, has proofread and otherwise supported this project. She has been extremely generous with her time and I owe her so much in so many ways. Also, I must mention my boys, Samuel, Jacob, and Gavin. They have often been in the room as I worked on this project. This thesis is dedicated to them. I truly hope my generation will work to leave them a greener world characterized by socio-ecological flourishing in the substantive sense unfolded in the pages that follow. vi Table of Contents Abstract ........................................................................................................................................... ii Acknowledgements ........................................................................................................................ iv Introduction: Green Matters ............................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................1 1.1.1 Thesis Statement ............................................................................................ 1 1.1.2 General Introduction ...................................................................................... 1 1.2 Methodology ..................................................................................................................8 1.2.1 Area One: Thomas Berry and His Cosmological Historical Approach ......... 9 1.2.2 Area Two: Cultures of Peace ....................................................................... 11 1.2.3
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