Conclium 2009/3

Concilium is an international theological journal published five times a year in five languages. With its origins in the renewal of Catholic theological thinking following the Second Vatican Council Concilium draws together a wide range of the best of current leading theological writers from Europe the Americas Asia and Africa. It is a catholic journal in the widest sense: rooted firmly in the Catholic heritage open to other Christian tradition and the world''s faiths. Each issue of Concilium focuses on a theme of crucial importance and the widest possible concern for our time. Eco-Theology shows how theologians from around the world engage with the question of how to respond to the global ecological crisis and the natural and human-made disasters resulting from it. Topics include: ''Earth as Gaia - An Ethical and Spiritual Challenge'' (Leonardo Boff) ''Ashes and Dust: On (not) Speaking about God Ecologically'' (Anne Elvey) ''Toward and Inter-religious Eco-theology'' (Felix Wilfred) ''Learning from the Earth: Reflections on Theological Education and the Ecological Crisis'' (John Clammer) and ''Ethical Management of Natural Resources'' (Jayapaul Azariah).