A Kénosis do Espírito Santo e a refiguração ecológica: Um olhar pneumatológico à Luz da Laudato Si'

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https://doi.org/10.7213/2175-1838.17.001.DS07

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This article investigates the action of the Holy Spirit in creation and its relation to ecological refiguration in light of the Encyclical Laudato Si’. From a Trinitarian perspective, it highlights the role of the divine Ruah as an expression of God's loving self-giving, which permeates, sustains, and vivifies all creation. The Holy Spirit, as relationship, communion, and love, is the vital principle that animates all creatures and underpins the ecological ethos proposed by Laudato Si’. Drawing inspiration from the thought of Sergei Bulgakov, the article explores how the kenosis of the Holy Spirit—understood as an expression of divine humility that gives itself to vivify and renew creation—manifests in the history of salvation. This kenosis is intrinsically linked to that of the Son, revealing the Trinitarian dynamic of self-giving, which calls humanity to a universal solidarity capable of transcending individualism and promoting ecological justice. Within this horizon, the cosmic Christ, as the center of creation, is presented as the key to understanding the unity between the work of the Son and the mission of the Spirit. The Spirit is thus presented as the principle of unity and renewal of creation, the mediator of an incarnate spirituality that grounds ecological refiguration—understood here as a process of ethical, spiritual, and relational transformation that integrates care for our Common Home with the experience of faith. In creation and history, the Spirit acts as a transformative force, leading humanity to recognize the dignity of all creatures and the urgency of integral care for the world. Laudato Si’ illuminates this dynamic by presenting integral ecology not merely as an environmental issue but as an expression of divine love and God’s compassionate care, mediated by the Spirit and lived in the communion of the Church. It concludes that a pneumatology of kenosis offers a fundamental theological horizon for addressing contemporary ecological challenges, fostering a spirituality that integrates creation, ecological refiguration, and social transformation. From this perspective, the Holy Spirit is reaffirmed as the renewer of life, the sustainer of hope, and the inspirer of an ethical commitment to socio-environmental justice.

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Donizete José Xavier, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo - PUCSP

Doutor em Teologia Fundamental pela Pontifícia Universidade Gregoriana de Roma (2014). Professor permanente do Programa de Pós-Graduação da Faculdade de Teologia Nossa Senhora Assunção da Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo - PUC-SP. Líder do Grupo de Pesquisa "Questões de Deus".

Maria Freire da Silva, Pontificia Universidade Católica de São Paulo

Doutora em Teologia Sistemática pela Pontifícia Universidade Gregoriana de Roma (2003). Professora licenciada do Programa de Pós-Graduação da Faculdade de Teologia Nossa Senhora Assunção da Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo. Membro do Grupo de Pesquisa "Questões de Deus".

Published

2025-04-30

How to Cite

Xavier, D. J., & Freire da Silva, M. (2025). A Kénosis do Espírito Santo e a refiguração ecológica: Um olhar pneumatológico à Luz da Laudato Si’. Pistis Praxis, 17(1), 110–126. https://doi.org/10.7213/2175-1838.17.001.DS07