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| author | Jennifer A Maidrand |
| title | Echoes from Exile: An Eco-Political Reading of Creation and the Garden in Genesis 1-3 |
| abstract |
Genesis 1-3 does not merely contain narratives of creation. These stories engage some of the most rudimentary and vital concerns of the ancient world,
but these tellings of earth-beginnings do not exist as mere theological declarations or religious propaganda. These texts are deeply cosmological and
ecological—even political. This work examines the potential political and ecological ramifications of the creation stories written in a post/exilic
context. It takes seriously the realities of displacement, imperial oppression, and trauma that were likely formational for these ancient communities'
narratives. The works of Edward Said and Catherine Keller frame the dialogue of this work, allowing the biblical text to engage with current political
theory, process theology, and various contexts of displacements (and vice versa). This work focuses on the situation of occupied Palestine, ultimately
seeking to provide space for new biblical interpretations (of Genesis and other texts) that confront the violence of occupation and erasure in Israel/Palestine.
This writing aims to work against such violence, fostering creative openings for resistance and life.
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| school | The Theological School, Drew University |
| degree | M.A. (2018) |
| advisor | Morris Davis |
| committee | Kenneth Ngwa
Laurel Kearns |
| full text | JAMaidrand.pdf |
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