Introduction
Understanding Eco-spirituality
Eco-spirituality is presented in its setting of origin — Multiple households, 20th–21st centuries — without reducing it to a single formula. Its central orientation can be summarized as the interdependence of life and a spiritual, moral or existential responsibility toward ecosystems.
Eco-spirituality includes schools, lineages, communities or interpretations that may differ. This entry separates historical evidence, insiders’ claims and research findings.
To be retained
Four essential principles
- Central orientation: the interdependence of life and a spiritual, moral or existential responsibility toward ecosystems.
- Its documented history is rooted in Multiple households, around 20th–21st centuries.
- Practices notably include Contemplation or care of nature.
- Internal diversity and cultural context should be respected.
Small timeline
A tradition shaped by history
Origins and formation
The documented formation of Eco-spirituality is associated with Multiple households, around 20th–21st centuries. The founding figure or attribution used here is: No single founder or a traditional attribution. Early dates remain approximate when sources are late or fragmentary.
Historical developments
Major historical reference points include movements écologiques du XXe century, écothéologies and spiritualités de la Terre, and mobilisations climatiques contemporaines. They mark stages of transmission rather than a uniform or complete history.
Ritual life and transmission
Commonly reported forms of practice include Contemplation or care of nature, Communal or domestic rites, Ecological or social action, Community life, and Contemplation. Their meaning, frequency and conditions of access vary by community.
Contemporary diversity
Eco-spirituality includes schools, lineages, communities or interpretations that may differ. This entry separates historical evidence, insiders’ claims and research findings.
History and development
The documented formation of Eco-spirituality is associated with Multiple households, around 20th–21st centuries. The founding figure or attribution used here is: No single founder or a traditional attribution. Early dates remain approximate when sources are late or fragmentary.
Major historical reference points include movements écologiques du XXe century, écothéologies and spiritualités de la Terre, and mobilisations climatiques contemporaines. They mark stages of transmission rather than a uniform or complete history.
Worldview, beliefs and practices
Sources and practitioners commonly describe the heart of Eco-spirituality as the interdependence of life and a spiritual, moral or existential responsibility toward ecosystems. This wording reports a shared orientation without deciding the metaphysical truth of its beliefs.
Commonly reported forms of practice include Contemplation or care of nature, Communal or domestic rites, Ecological or social action, Community life, and Contemplation. Their meaning, frequency and conditions of access vary by community.
Texts, symbols and transmission
Major supports for transmission include Laudato si’, The Dream of the Earth, and écrits d’écothéologie and d’écophilosophie. Commonly associated symbols include Terre, arbre, spirale, and eau. Their interpretation depends on place, period and lineage.
Historical and scientific perspective
History and the social sciences can describe organization, texts, practices and change. Their role is not to decide the spiritual truth of beliefs.
Cultural cautions
This is a broad category, not one tradition. Each current should be described through its own sources and context.
What research can and cannot say
History and the social sciences can describe organization, texts, practices and change. Their role is not to decide the spiritual truth of beliefs.
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