Christian Narratives of Creation
Humanity, Nature and the Environment in Late Latin Antiquity
Edited by Stefania Filosini
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(May 2026)
ISBN: 9782503622798
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Through a philological and literary lens, this volume investigates how Late Latin Christian authors, in both exegetical prose and poetry, depict the complex interaction between humanity and the natural world
In recent decades, the study of literary representations of nature in Late Antiquity has seen renewed interest, stimulated also by the rise of ecocriticism, which encourages the reading of texts through new perspectives, attentive to the relationship between humans and the environment. This volume, arising from the international conference Creazione, uomo e natura nei testi cristiani della tarda latinità (L’Aquila, 12-13 December 2024), is part of the research project HUMAns in Nature. New Insights into Late Ancient Latin Texts in Light of an Ecocritical Approach (PRIN 2022-PNRR), developed in collaboration with the University of Milan. The essays collected in this volume investigate how Late Latin texts – both exegetical prose and poetry – represent the relationship between humanity and the natural world. They situate these representations within their historical and literary contexts, while also examining their relevance for contemporary ecological reflection. Within this reflection, the first book of the Bible assumes a pivotal role, not only as a foundational account of Creation, but also as a text that has been constantly reread and reinterpreted as the matrix of a vision of creation as a space of shared responsibility. The perspective offered by Late Antique Christian authors, resonating with contemporary reflections – among them the encyclical Laudato si’ – not only deepens the understanding of Genesis as a foundational narrative, a matrix of moral and theological meanings capable of renewal in multiple expressive forms, but also demonstrates how the Latin Christian tradition can still stimulate reflection on the interconnections between theology, ethics, and ecology.
- Edited by Stefania Filosini
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