1st Edition
Working and Caring for Creation Linking Theology of Work and Ecotheology Based on Escrivá's Christian Materialism
By Emilio Chuvieco
Copyright 2026
218 Pages
5 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
218 Pages
5 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book presents an innovative approach that connects ecotheology and theology of work. It expands on the concept of Christian materialism proposed by Saint Josemaría Escrivá (1902–1975) to overcome dualisms that ignore the spiritual value of material realities. The author broadens Escrivá's vision of sanctifying work, and sanctifying oneself in work and sanctifying others through work to... Read more
FOREWORD PREFACE 1. ROOTS AND CONCEPTS OF CHRISTIAN MATERIALISM 2. WORK AND CHM IN ESCRIVÁ'S THEOLOGY AND SPIRITUALITY 3. AN ECOTHEOLOGICAL READING OF ESCRIVÁ'S THEOLOGY OF WORK. 4. CONCLUSIONS Index
Biography
Emilio Chuvieco is a professor of Geography and the director of the Chair of Environmental Ethics at the University of Alcalá, Spain. He holds a DPhil in Theology from the University of Oxford, UK, and a PhD in Geography from the University of Alcala, Spain. He is a member of the Spanish Academy of Sciences.
