Pedagogy of sharing: from the multiplication of loaves and fishes to a sustainable ecopraxis.
Pedagogy of sharing: from the multiplication of loaves and fishes to a sustainable ecopraxis.
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https://doi.org/10.51473/rcmos.v1i2.2025.1555Keywords:
Practical Theology, Sharing, Market Idolatry, Pentecostalisms.Abstract
This article analyzes the biblical narrative of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes (Matthew 14:13-21; Mark 6:30-44; Luke 9:10-17; John 6:1-15) as a "pedagogy of sharing," with implications for a sustainable ecopraxis in the Pentecostal context. Based on a rhetorical analysis and dialogue with Latin American theologians, the text criticizes the "idolatry of the market" and its logic of scarcity. It then addresses the tension between Prosperity Theology and the ethics of sharing, proposing an "ecotheology of the Spirit" as a solution. Finally, it details how this theology becomes praxis by redefining central elements of Pentecostal faith (the body, spiritual warfare, and liturgy) into concrete actions of socio-environmental justice, such as the "prophetic audit" of finances and the fight against waste. The article argues that Pentecostal faith in providence can be a powerful driver of sustainability, grounded in communal sharing.
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