Universitas Islam Negeri Raden Mas Said Surakarta
Said Annual Roundtable on Indonesia and Religious Affairs

Earth And Sacred Space: Ecological Spirituality Consciousness

Date Published : 8 October 2025

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Layyin Mahfiana

Author

Masrukhin

Author

Lutfi Rahmatullah

Author

Keywords

Sacred Space Ecological Spirituality Ecological Awareness Deep Ecology

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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2025): Proceeding of Said Annual Roundtable on Indonesia and Religious Affairs

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General Track

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Abstract

Ecological awareness currently faces significant challenges due to the global environmental crisis that has impacted all aspects of human life. The phenomena of climate change, ecosystem destruction, and excessive exploitation of nature indicate a disconnect between humans and nature. In this context, ecological spirituality has emerged as an alternative approach that integrates religious values and cosmic awareness of the earth as a sacred space. Many religious communities and local traditions have begun to revive the view that nature has a sacred dimension and is not simply an object of exploitation. However, a research gap remains in the lack of philosophical exploration and ecological spirituality from the perspectives of world and local religions, particularly in the culturally and spiritually pluralistic context of Indonesia. Most ecological studies still focus on scientific and technical approaches without addressing the awareness of the sacredness of the earth that is alive in religious teachings and local wisdom. This indicates the need for interdisciplinary studies that combine religious philosophy, ecotheology, and ecopsychology. The research problem formulation in this study is how the concept of the Earth as a sacred space is understood within the framework of ecological spirituality, and how these values can strengthen people's ecological awareness. This research uses a qualitative approach based on literature studies with philosophical discourse analysis and interpretation of religious texts. The theory used is Deep Theory. Ecology: Arne Naess and Ecological Spirituality, Thomas Berry. Preliminary results suggest that understanding the Earth as a sacred space can foster a strong and participatory ecological ethic, strengthening human bonds with nature as part of divine creation.

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Layyin Mahfiana, L. M., Masrukhin, M., & Lutfi Rahmatullah, L. R. (2025). Earth And Sacred Space: Ecological Spirituality Consciousness. Said Annual Roundtable on Indonesia and Religious Affairs, 1(1), 155-170. https://conferences.uinsaid.ac.id/sarira/paper/view/294