Understanding the concept of ecological sin : towards optimizing the discourse on the anthropocene

Wyrostkiewicz, Michał (author)

Concern for the natural environment has been an important topic in today’s world. In this context, the concept of ecological sin appears. Although it is making an increasing career in public discourse, is still ambiguous. This situation significantly distorts public and academic discussions about ecology, environmental ethics and the Anthropocene. An in-depth explanation of the issues of ecological sin and its theological and social context is the goal of this study. Since the idea of ecological sin originates from Christian theology, its full understanding requires looking at this issue from this perspective. Here, sin is presented as the misappropriation of the order discovered by reason and confirmed by experience. This article is intended to be the voice of a Christian (Catholic) moral theologian in the discourse on the Anthropocene and environmental ethics.

• Language: English
• Keywords: anthropocene, ecological sin, ecological debate, environmental ethics, ecological morality, sin
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: TEOF - Theological Faculty
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Publication date: 06.08.2025
• Year: 2025
• Number of pages: Str. 73-82
• Numbering: Letn. 85, [št.] 1
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-175377
• UDC: 17:502.12
• ISSN on article: 0006-5722
• DOI: 10.34291/BV2025/01/Wyrostkiewicz
• COBISS.SI-ID: 245181187
• Publication date in RUL: 24.10.2025

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Bogoslovni vestnik
• Shortened title: Bogosl. vestn.
• Publisher: Bogoslovna akademija, Bogoslovna akademija, Teološka fakulteta v Ljubljani, Teološka fakulteta Univerze v Ljubljani, Založba Univerze v Ljubljani
• ISSN: 0006-5722
• COBISS.SI-ID: 8745472

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• License: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
• Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Description: This is the standard Creative Commons license that gives others maximum freedom to do what they want with the work as long as they credit the author.

Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Title: Razumevanje koncepta ekološkega greha : na poti k optimizaciji diskurza o antropocenu

Abstract

Skrb za naravno okolje je ena ključnih tem sodobnega sveta. V tem okviru se pojavlja tudi pojem ekološkega greha, ki si v javnem diskurzu vse bolj utira pot, a ostaja dvoumen. Takšna nejasnost bistveno vpliva na javne in akademske razprave o ekologiji, okoljski etiki in antropocenu. Namen naše študije je poglobljena razlaga problematike ekološkega greha ter njegovega teološkega in družbenega ozadja. Ker ideja ekološkega greha izhaja iz krščanske teologije, njegovo celovito razumevanje zahteva obravnavo znotraj tega okvira. Greh je v njem predstavljen kot zloraba reda, ki ga razkriva razum in potrjuje izkušnja. Članek želi k razpravi o antropocenu in okoljski etiki prispevati glas krščanskega (katoliškega) moralnega teologa.

• Keywords: antropocen, ekološki greh, ekološka razprava, okoljska etika, ekološka morala, greh