Creation and relations—A sami perspective on Scandinavian creation theology
Abstract From a Sami perspective, this article discusses how Scandinavian creation theology can support a stronger resilience against that which threatens the creation in all its variations. Sápmi is the land of the Indigenous Sami people in the northern part of Scandinavia and Kola penisiluania in...
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crwiley:10.1111/dial.12666 2024-06-02T08:14:02+00:00 Creation and relations—A sami perspective on Scandinavian creation theology Webber, Torbjørn Brox 2021 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dial.12666 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/dial.12666 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1111/dial.12666 en eng Wiley http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Dialog volume 60, issue 2, page 155-160 ISSN 0012-2033 1540-6385 journal-article 2021 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/dial.12666 2024-05-03T10:42:18Z Abstract From a Sami perspective, this article discusses how Scandinavian creation theology can support a stronger resilience against that which threatens the creation in all its variations. Sápmi is the land of the Indigenous Sami people in the northern part of Scandinavia and Kola penisiluania in Russia. During the 19th and 20th century the Norwegian part of Sápmi was colonized in the so‐called Norwegianization project. Today we see an increasing battle around natural resources. The article briefly depicts Sami indigenous theology, which emphasizes the circle of life, creation, and humanity's relationship within the creation and its Creator. It then presents several basic features of Scandinavian creation theology that highlight the egalitarianism surrounding the creation and how all people stand in relation to this with an ethical obligation to defend life where it is threatened. Article in Journal/Newspaper sami Wiley Online Library Dialog |
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Abstract From a Sami perspective, this article discusses how Scandinavian creation theology can support a stronger resilience against that which threatens the creation in all its variations. Sápmi is the land of the Indigenous Sami people in the northern part of Scandinavia and Kola penisiluania in Russia. During the 19th and 20th century the Norwegian part of Sápmi was colonized in the so‐called Norwegianization project. Today we see an increasing battle around natural resources. The article briefly depicts Sami indigenous theology, which emphasizes the circle of life, creation, and humanity's relationship within the creation and its Creator. It then presents several basic features of Scandinavian creation theology that highlight the egalitarianism surrounding the creation and how all people stand in relation to this with an ethical obligation to defend life where it is threatened. |
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