ABSTRACT
The chapter offers a process eschatology that resists the paralysis that threatens in the wake apocalyptic events. Reminding us that where destructive forces increase, healing and saving powers also increase, Marion Grau reconsiders Irenaeus’ recapitulatio and the Stoic concept ekpyrosis (conflagration) to elucidate apocalyptic petroleum cultures. Engaging Jürgen Moltmann’s theology, the author proposes a helical approach to eschatology. Using two case studies, the showdown between Standing Rock water protectors and Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), and the schizophrenic oil and water politics of Norway, the chapter outlines a contextual process eschatology that seeks to overcome the anthropocentric focus of many eschatological narratives.
