Abstract
This article offers the notion of ‘blue disciple’ as a constructive concept that might
encourage and enlarge Christian engagements in dealing with the contemporary
marine ecological crisis. I start with a discussion on the sea in Christian ecological
discourse and practice. Then, I reread Jesus’ call for the four Galilean fishermen in
Mark 1:16–20 to construct this idea of a blue disciple navigated by the community of creation paradigm. The blue disciple insists that engaging in efforts to overcome the marine ecological crisis in order to let the sea and its creatures flourish is a Christian call. Christian churches are, thus, invited to participate in a blue discipleship.
encourage and enlarge Christian engagements in dealing with the contemporary
marine ecological crisis. I start with a discussion on the sea in Christian ecological
discourse and practice. Then, I reread Jesus’ call for the four Galilean fishermen in
Mark 1:16–20 to construct this idea of a blue disciple navigated by the community of creation paradigm. The blue disciple insists that engaging in efforts to overcome the marine ecological crisis in order to let the sea and its creatures flourish is a Christian call. Christian churches are, thus, invited to participate in a blue discipleship.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 2 |
| Pages (from-to) | 320-336 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | International journal of public theology |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| Publication status | Published - 22 Oct 2022 |