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Towards a Decological Praxis
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In this paper, I argue that social justice cannot be fully realized without affirming its intrinsic ties to environmental justice, and further that these ties point toward a ‘decological praxis.‘ Decological praxis is a truncation of decolonial ecological pedagogy. It is a praxis that I am crafting and one which I propose that those concerned with justice-oriented theological education can have in common, as it offers possibilities to partake in a progressively shared intersectional decolonial theological methodology. It is decolonial because this is a practice focused in training the mind to emancipate oneself, the other and nature from long-standing hierarchical patterns of power reproducing colonial modes of relationships. I propose that we use decological praxis as the orienting principle to teach, research and learn from each other's experiences of social and environmental injustice. I conclude by proposing that this praxis may result in a culture of decoloniality, which brings into light the need to investigate the effects of coloniality in our own, temporal and local, lived experiences and to do so via a process of deliberate self-reflexivity.
Key words: Environmental Justice, Ecofeminism, Theology, Coloniality, Decolonial Pedagogical Praxis.
Es este artículo, argumento que la justicia social no puede ser realizada sin una afirmación de los lazos intrínsecos con la justicia ambiental y como este núcleo apunta hacia una ‘Praxis Decológica’ La praxis Decológica, entiendo aquí, es una condensación de una pedagógica ecológica decolonial. Esta praxis que estoy construyendo y que propongo puede ser un denominador común para aquellos/as que pueden formar parte de una metodología interseccional, decolonial y teológica compartida. Este programa es decolonial porque su práctica consiste en entrenar la mente para emanciparse a uno/a mismo/a, al/a otro/a y a la naturaleza de los patrones de poder que desde hace siglos son reproducidos por los modos coloniales de relación. Propongo aquí que usemos la praxis decológica como un principio orientador para la instrucción, la investigacion y el aprendizaje de una/o del/a otro/a las experiencias de injusticia social y ambiental. Concluyo proponiendo que esta praxis podría terminar en una cultural decolonial, que trae a la luz la necesidad de investigar los efectos de la colonialidad en nuestro mismo contexto temporal y espacial, en nuestras experiencias de vida y ello puede realizarse por un proceso deliberado de autorreflexibilidad.
Key words: Justicia Ambiental, Ecofeminismo, Teología, Colonialidad, Praxis Pedagógica Decolonial.
Neste trabalho, primeiro ofereço um breve panorama da intersecção entre justiça ambiental e ecofeminismo. Defendo que não há como a justiça social ser plenamente concretizada se não reconhecermos seus laços intrínsecos com a justiça ambiental, e também que tais laços apontam para uma “práxis decológica”. Práxis decológica é uma forma condensada de “pedagogia teológica ecológica decolonial”. Os princípios de aprendizado e ensino se baseiam na criação de sentidos religiosos que é de natureza decolonial e ecológica. Por isso, na segunda parte deste trabalho proponho que usemos esta práxis decológica como princípio orientador não só para nosso ensino e pesquisa, mas também para as maneiras como falamos e aprendemos com as experiências uns dos outros relacionadas a injustiças sociais e ambientais. Trata-se da construção, transmissão e circulação de conhecimento para que haja uma cultura de decolonialidade.
Palavras-Chave: justiça ambiental, ecofeminismo, teologia, pedagogia decolonial, decolonialidade.
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