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FROM EIDOS TO THEOS: REBOOTING RELIGION, REASON & RESPONSIBILITY

2025-09-27

Religious belief in the twenty-first century is a creative and critical quest that transcends boundaries of traditional religion and reason, doctrine and data, politics and poetics. Amid migration, digital transformation, ecological crisis and changing notions of justice, religious belief emerges not merely as a private conviction but as a shared horizon where responsibility, imagination and solidarity converge. The Journal of Dharma invites contributions that rethink the relationship between philosophy, religion and public sphere under the theme From Eidos to Theos. This call encourages dialogue among philosophers, theologians, scholars of religion, scientists, artists and activists engaged with pressing questions such as climate and consciousness, digital identity, economic justice, ethical pluralism, mysticism and meaning. As we bid farewell to the first quarter of this century, the study of religion and philosophy calls for renewed depth and purpose. Belief is a living practice of interpretation, belonging, dissent and creation, not a static inheritance. Our vision is to foster scholarship that bridges traditions and disciplines, nurturing an ethos of pluralism and responsibility.

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Vol. 50 No. 2 (2025): FROM BIOPHILIA TO THEOPHILIA: KINSHIP WITH NATURE THROUGH SACRED SCRIPTURES
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The ecological crisis is not merely scientific or political; it is, at its core, a spiritual predicament. Our journey from biophilia to theophilia invites us to recognize the Earth as an eco-sanctuary worthy of protection grounded in love, values and reverence. Eco-sanctuaries cannot be sustained by sentiment or ritual alone, just as technical solutions cannot succeed without moral foundations. The true challenge lies not in choosing between sanctuary and sacrifice, but in discerning what must be surrendered to safeguard what is essential. In this sense, Green Sacrifice does not signify the destruction of nature but the courageous refusal to participate in its destruction. It is an ethical commitment to protect creation even when such fidelity demands restraint, justice and the abandonment of harmful conveniences. Eco-sanctuaries thus emerge as ethical classrooms—spaces where scripture encounters science and reverence shapes responsibility. As humanity confronts the uncertainties of the Anthropocene, embracing Green Sacrifice offers a path of hope. It reframes ecological action as a sacred responsibility rooted in kinship with all beings and calls cultures and faith traditions into collaborative care for our shared home. May this edition of the Journal of Dharma awaken such moral imagination, deepen ecological wisdom and contribute to a spiritually grounded ethic for the flourishing of life on Earth.

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