기후위기 시대의 생태역량을 함양하는 기독교교육 연구 = A Study on Christian Education to Cultivate Ecological Capacity in the Age of Climate Crisis

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The purpose of this study is to elevate the direction of Christian education that cultivates ecological capacities from the perspective of justice in order to see and overcome the various challenges of the current crisis. The climate crisis goes beyond the destruction of natural ecosystems and environmental pollution to create problems of inequality, which manifests itself in diverse ways across countries, regions and classes within countries, and generations. Climate change is equal, but its impacts are not. Although developed countries have emitted large amounts of greenhouse gases, the damage is felt more severely in poor countries. Even within a country, socially vulnerable groups suffer more, and future generations are at a disadvantage due to the loss of natural capital and cultural resources. This is where the concept of climate justice emerged, which argues that climate change should be treated as a matter of justice because the damages and benefits caused by climate change are separated by space and time, and because climate change causes disasters for the most vulnerable. In the era of climate crisis, where we suffer from the absence of justice, we present ecological capacities that must be cultivated, centered on the theological foundation of the Christian concept of justice. The authors of the Bible viewed justice as a uniquely divine being and action. God is the one who establishes justice and stands on the side of the weak, and God's justice can be said to be a restorative justice that corrects evil and heals people. The Hebrew word ‘shalom’ means that the order of nature and humanity, that is, the order of the entire creation, is respected and preserved, that is, it is a state that arises from the proper order and relationships of the entire creation. Above all, humans, who have been entrusted with the task of governing all things, as members of the created world, should strive to show interest in, care for, and protect nature and thereby achieve shalom. This can be said to be the practice and fruition of justice. By proposing ecological capacity based on this Christian concept of justice, we sought to overcome climate inequality and achieve climate justice. From a cognitive perspective, climate literacy is the ability to understand the natural world that makes life on Earth possible and utilize it in daily life; from an emotional perspective, ecological sensitivity is the ability to respect, sensitively recognize, and empathize with the value of the ecosystem; and from a behavioral perspective, ecological spirituality is the ability to pursue shalom rather than exploitation or domination in the relationship between humans and nature. Through this, we can expand discussions on responses to the era of climate crisis and contribute to the field of education.