Sayyid Hossein Nasr's Ecotheology as a Paradigm of Environmental Crisis Resolution and Modern Spirituality in Indonesia
Date Published : 7 October 2025
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Sela Fajar Ariani
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Danur Putut Permadi
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Sayyid Hossein Nasr
Ecotheology
Spirituality
Modern Society
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Abstract
This research is motivated by the rampant phenomenon of natural exploitation that is happening in Indonesia. The number of mining activities and the emergence of deforestation discourses are often carried out under the pretext of people's welfare. Instead of bringing the benefits of natural resource empowerment, what results is a potentially long-term ecological crisis. On the other hand, religion, which acts as a guide to the life of a believer, is powerless and does not seem to have a significant impact on the level of community spirituality. This literature-based research aims to construct ecological issues in Indonesia by applying the viewpoint of ecotheology initiated by Sayyid Hossein Nasr. By using the documentation method, this research concludes that the environmental crisis that occurs in Indonesia is related to the perspective of modern humans who tend to anthropocentrism, so they lose their spirituality in understanding the nature of nature and humans. The concept of ecotheology initiated by the Ministry of Religious Affairs is a strategic step in an effort to resolve this environmental crisis. Ecotheology can be a new mainstreaming model that is relevant to be taught by religious leaders, educational institutions and NGOs to answer the environmental crisis in Indonesia.
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Sela Fajar Ariani, S. F. A., & Danur Putut Permadi, D. P. P. (2025). Sayyid Hossein Nasr’s Ecotheology as a Paradigm of Environmental Crisis Resolution and Modern Spirituality in Indonesia. Said Annual Roundtable on Indonesia and Religious Affairs, 1(1), 1-20. https://conferences.uinsaid.ac.id/sarira/paper/view/290