Hi. When you say “This underground network of communities were, together, forming a messianic vision that existed at the intersection of anarchy, ecology and marginalised life.”, what do you mean exactly by “ecology”, and how do you see the early Christian church incorporating this into their community? Thanks!
Hi Elf. Excellent question thank you. I see the root of their ecological imagination in the Greek words *pan ta* meaning All Things, that is a common refrain among that movement. The messianic vision is "all things reconciled" meaning the whole material creation brought to peace. At the center of the Romans letter for example, it is said that the whole of creation is groaning constantly in prayer for liberation from systems of death, and indeed for the recovery of their wayward human kin. The language of their ecological imagination is different to what we're forming between us today but nonetheless very resonant and central to their vision, I think.
Thanks for this elaboration on your invitation, David. I am abundantly intrigued.
Hi. When you say “This underground network of communities were, together, forming a messianic vision that existed at the intersection of anarchy, ecology and marginalised life.”, what do you mean exactly by “ecology”, and how do you see the early Christian church incorporating this into their community? Thanks!
Hi Elf. Excellent question thank you. I see the root of their ecological imagination in the Greek words *pan ta* meaning All Things, that is a common refrain among that movement. The messianic vision is "all things reconciled" meaning the whole material creation brought to peace. At the center of the Romans letter for example, it is said that the whole of creation is groaning constantly in prayer for liberation from systems of death, and indeed for the recovery of their wayward human kin. The language of their ecological imagination is different to what we're forming between us today but nonetheless very resonant and central to their vision, I think.
Thanks - great answer!