ABSTRACT
One radical viewpoint in international relations interprets globalization as a state of affairs that retains cultural diversity, traditions, and values. This chapter explores aspects of the themes of Christianity, ecology, and globalization in process theology. Process thinking possesses a theological wing across Christian denominations and a record of dialogue across religions, especially with Japanese Buddhism, and to a lesser extent with Chinese Buddhism. Process theology reflects a broad metaphysical vision, a feature that is shared with the Deep Ecology movement. Whereas process theology focuses particularly on the wider cosmos, eco-theology specializes on the environmental concerns of this world. Deep Ecology respects all life forms on earth, including humans, and advocates the replacement of an anthropocentric worldview by an earth-centered worldview that facilitates ecological sustainability, and in which humans form part of the cosmic order. This approach, a nature-centered view, rejects the instrumental value of nature.
