A Theology of Flourishing: The Fullness of Life for All Creation

Paul Schutz treats flourishing as a theological category worthy of serious attention. Following in the footsteps of Elizabeth Johnson, Denis Edwards, and others, he argues for a reorientation of the Christian imagination, linking creation—understood as a creature’s lifegiving, grounding relationship with God—with the promised eschatological fulfillment of “all things” (ta panta) in communion with God. As a theological category, creaturely flourishing offers a vital resource for addressing social and ecological degradation and promoting intersectional justice from the standpoint of and within Christian faith.