The framework of “call, fail, hope” is one I return to time and time again as I describe our relationship with Creation. Within the Bible, I see the pattern over and over: we are called to relationship (with God, with others, with the land), we fail that relationship, and yet we have hope that the relationship is being and will be restored. It’s according to this pattern that I’ve organized many of my photographs with which I visually communicate ecotheology (with some sub-categories; what is creation, ecojustice, and theology of place are also constructs to which I return frequently).
To what are we called? loving God and our neighbors; bringing Creation into harmony; tending; rebuking oppression; protecting; making whole; seeking justice
How did we fail? How are we still failing? by seeking to elevate ourselves: above God, others, and all of Creation; neglect; hostility; disobedience; defilement; violence; corruption
In what do we hope? Christ’s life, death, and resurrection; abundant, deeply satisfying life; all things set right and made new; restoration; healing; blessing; righteous justice