{"title":"Interpreting Barth's Eschatology: An Eco-Theological Reappraisal","authors":"Othniël de Jong","doi":"10.1111/ijst.70028","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p>Critical eco-theologians do not consider Karl Barth's theology of creation helpful in addressing the contemporary ecological crisis. In this article, I explore a way to interpret Barth's theology that could lead to a fruitful eco-theological perspective. First, criticism within existing scholarship on Barth's doctrine of creation will be examined. Next, what may seem like a surprising locus in Barth's theology in this regard, viz., his eschatology, will be examined. I argue that Barth's (unfinished) eschatology is closely related to his theology of creation: the eschaton does not introduce anything fundamentally new but rather serves as a recapitulation of earthly life. This reading evokes a renewed ethical imperative for creation care today.</p>","PeriodicalId":43284,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Systematic Theology","volume":"28 4","pages":"431-452"},"PeriodicalIF":0.1000,"publicationDate":"2026-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ijst.70028","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International Journal of Systematic Theology","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ijst.70028","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2026/6/16 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"0","JCRName":"RELIGION","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Critical eco-theologians do not consider Karl Barth's theology of creation helpful in addressing the contemporary ecological crisis. In this article, I explore a way to interpret Barth's theology that could lead to a fruitful eco-theological perspective. First, criticism within existing scholarship on Barth's doctrine of creation will be examined. Next, what may seem like a surprising locus in Barth's theology in this regard, viz., his eschatology, will be examined. I argue that Barth's (unfinished) eschatology is closely related to his theology of creation: the eschaton does not introduce anything fundamentally new but rather serves as a recapitulation of earthly life. This reading evokes a renewed ethical imperative for creation care today.
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The International Journal of Systematic Theology has acquired a world-wide reputation for publishing high-quality academic articles on systematic theology and for substantial reviews of major new works of scholarship. Systematic theology, which is concerned with the systematic articulation of the meaning, coherence and implications of Christian doctrine, is at the leading edge of contemporary academic theology. The discipline has undergone a remarkable transformation in the last three decades, and is now firmly established as a central area of academic teaching and research.
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