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Bonhoeffer's Theology and Anthropogenic Climate Change Bonhoeffer’s Theology and Anthropogenic Climate Change: In Search of an Ecoethic Dianne P. Rayson MTh (Dist) (Newcastle) MPH (Curtin) Submitted in total fulfilment for the requirements of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Theology) June 2017 Statement of Originality The thesis contains no material which has been accepted for the award of any other degree or diploma in any university or other tertiary institution and, to the best of my knowledge and belief, contains no material previously published or written by another person, except where due reference has been made in the text. I give consent to the final version of my thesis being made available worldwide when deposited in the University’s Digital Repository, subject to the provisions of the Copyright Act 1968. Signed Dianne P. Rayson Date 30 June 2017 This research was conducted with the support of an Australian Governments Research Training Program Scholarship. The research was primarily conducted on the traditional lands of the Awabakal and Biripi peoples, whose enduring connection with the land and water is acknowledged and respected. Acknowledgements My connection with Bonhoeffer was sparked by Emeritus Professor Terence J. Lovat. My dear Prof, I value the breadth of your wisdom and your belief in the project and in me. To my Prof and to Rev Dr Kevin Lenehan, men of vast intellect, profound spirituality, and gentle compassion—my love and gratitude; you are much more than scholars and supervisors. Receiving the Flechtheim Scholarship in 2013 was a catalyst for this work and I remain very grateful. It is provided by Rev Stephen Moore and memorialises his grand- father, Julius Flechtheim, a law colleague of Bonhoeffer’s in Berlin. Both were victims of the Third Reich and are honoured in the continuing florescence of Bonhoeffer scholarship that it supports. Thank you: Naomi, my fellow traveller; Amy for enlisting the Universe and demonstrating possibilities; and all the brilliant and beautiful scholars of MC148: Elicia, Honae, Kerry, and Ash, testaments to noetics and love. Thank you for the German, Hebrew, and Latin support from colleagues at UON, BBI-TAITE, and University of Auckland. Thanks to all the elders who gave willing support, new friends who represent the integrity and goodwill of the International Bonhoeffer Society and the ecotheological communities, especially Pf Kurt Kreibohm in Berlin, Rev Maurice Schild, and Dr Kathleen McPhillips, champion and mentor. Heartfelt thanks to my dear family and friends for extensive and not unnoticed support and sacrifice; to my sister for asking what the thesis was actually about, and to he who endured conference paper rehearsals, grazie mille per tutto. Thanks Zac for the intense run to the finish line. I’m glad Bonhoeffer has gifted you all in return. I echo Bonhoeffer’s ‘invisible dedication’ at the start of Discipleship: to all those who recognise with amazement that costly grace is at the same time merciful grace. And visibly, for William Henry Hoskins, coal-mining Taffy, jackaroo, and train driver. He died, soon after we discussed John 14, before he saw his daughter graduate. Requiescat in pace. The crown, a wreath of sharp thorns, is pressed upon his forehead. The first drops of blood fall on the earth, upon which he, the love of God, walked. The earth drinks the blood of its creator’s beloved Son, who loved it as no one had loved it before. —Dietrich Bonhoeffer Good Friday, April 1927 Recorded here on Good Friday, April 2017 Contents Abstract ...................................................................................................................................... vii Bonhoeffer Citations and Style Notes..................................................................................... ix Chapter One: Theology and Climate Change ...................................................................... 2 1.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 2 1.2 Thesis Outline ................................................................................................................... 2 1.3 Bonhoeffer’s Theology: Contextual and Systematic ................................................... 4 1.4 Gleaning Theological Method ........................................................................................ 6 1.5 Anthropogenic Climate Change .................................................................................. 12 1.6 The Theological Problem .............................................................................................. 21 1.6.1 Genesis Creation Narratives ....................................................................... 23 1.7 Theological Responses................................................................................................... 26 1.7.1 Ecotheology ................................................................................................... 26 1.7.2 Ecofeminist Theology .................................................................................. 31 1.8 Conclusion ...................................................................................................................... 39 Chapter Two: Bonhoeffer’s Christology ............................................................................. 42 2.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................... 42 2.2 The Christology Lectures .............................................................................................. 44 2.3 Christology ...................................................................................................................... 46 2.3.1 Who is Christ? Revelation and Knowing .................................................. 46 2.3.2 The Closed Circle of Self.............................................................................. 47 2.3.3 The Who Question and Faith ...................................................................... 50 2.4 The Place of Christ ......................................................................................................... 54 2.4.1 One Lord ........................................................................................................ 60 2.4.2 Christ Incarnate ............................................................................................ 61 2.4.3 Christ Crucified ............................................................................................ 63 2.4.4 The Risen Christ............................................................................................ 66 2.5 Form of Christ ................................................................................................................. 71 2.5.1 Christ as Word .............................................................................................. 71 2.5.2 Christ as Eucharist ........................................................................................ 73 2.5.3 Christ as Community ................................................................................... 74 2.5.4 A Future Form of Christ .............................................................................. 75 2.6 Conclusion ........................................................................................................................... 78 Chapter Three: Creator and Creation .................................................................................. 79 3.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................... 79 3.2 Creation and Fall: History and Context ........................................................................ 80 3.3 Key Concepts .................................................................................................................. 87 3.3.1 God’s Transcendence ................................................................................... 87 3.3.2 God’s Freedom .............................................................................................. 90 3.3.3 Trinity in Creation ........................................................................................ 93 3.3.3.1 Christocentrism ‘or’ Trinitarianism……………………………………………...96 3.3.4 Goodness of Creation ................................................................................... 99 3.4 Conclusion .................................................................................................................... 104 Chapter Four: Creaturely Theological Anthropology .................................................... 107 4.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................. 107 4.2 The Human Body ......................................................................................................... 108 4.3 Sexuality and Dividedness ......................................................................................... 110 4.4 Imago Dei and Formation ............................................................................................. 112 4.5 Being in Adam and/or Christ: Sin and Forgiveness ................................................ 116 4.6 Dominion and Naming ............................................................................................... 121 4.7 The Genesis Accounts of Dominion .......................................................................... 124 4.7.1 Other
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