Halundik, Eco-theology?

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10.2991/978-2-38476-424-2_64How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Eco-theology; Halundik; Katingan

Abstract

The state of environmental crises has now grown more alarming that it becomes the topic of discussion in various fields of study including theology. This gave rise to the new subdiscipline, Eco-theology in which the Biblical Theologians began to seek theological grounds for earth care and conservation, while Systematic Theologians are busy establishing systems based on Biblical, Philosophy and Anthropology perspectives to raise awareness on the environmental crises, followed by Practical Theologians identifying measures and efforts to address the concerns on earth conservation. From this standpoint, Eco-theology is expected to close the gap between our understanding about God and that of maintaining God’s creations, so that both would refer to the Biblical concept. The life of Kalimantan people has been inseparable from the three major components of the nature, namely land, forest and river. These three components are fundamental to Dayak culture, of which the maintenance and conservation follow the traditional principles, Belom Bahadat. Especially in Katingan, the community has been living with traditions that mostly include forest protection. One of these traditions is locally known as Halundik. This research is meant to seek the existence of eco-theology paradigm in the local policies of the communities in Buntut Bali, Katingan. Using the qualitative approach, ethnomethodology, we found that Halundik has been implemented to protect and preserve the environment in relevance with eco-theology concept. It is expected that the community would continue implementing Halundik to ensure sustainable protection of their environment.

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AU  - Stynie Nova Tumbol
AU  - Telhalia Telhalia
AU  - Yane Octavia Rismawati Wainarisi
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/06/16
TI  - Halundik, Eco-theology?
BT  - Proceedings of The 3rd International Conference on Christian and Inter-Religious Studies (ICC-IRS 2024)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 598
EP  - 603
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-424-2_64
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-424-2_64
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