ABSTRACT

This paper analyses Ephesians 1:10 from an eco-philosophical perspective that examines the implications of environmental ethics and humanity’s part in creation. The approach used in the research is qualitative, based on biblical exegesis and theology in discourse with environmental philosophy concerning the relationship of creation and human obligation. It analyses human dominion, stewardship, ecological ethics, and the consequences of human action on the habitat. The reinterpretation of Ephesians 1:10 selected for this paper was done without the context of salvation; therefore, the paper asserts that there needs to be a broader scope of salvation theology that incorporates ecological restoration as part of God’s redemptive work. It is suggested that faith-based communities, decision-makers, and individual citizens need to adopt unsustainable ways of living to fit into the proposed eschatological vision of unity.