Faith and Fiction: Preaching Eco-theology through Literature

Setiawan, Rahmat (Universitas PGRI Adibuana Surabaya)
Agustina, Eliasanti (Universitas PGRI Adibuana Surabaya)
Wibowo, Amiruddin Hadi (Universitas Wijaya Kusuma Surabaya)
Novianty, Fifi (UIN Siber Syekh Nurjati Cirebon)

Jurnal Orasi
Vol 16, No 1 (2025): Juli 2025

This research aims to reveal how literature lecturers communicate eco-theological values through the teaching of literature, as well as identify the obstacles. This type of research is qualitative, with a narrative approach. The main data were taken from in-depth interviews with literature lecturers. The data analysis technique used in this research is thematic analysis with a hermeneutic approach. Data validity uses triangulation of data sources, member checking, and critical reflection from the researcher. The results showed that: 1) eco-theological becomes a theoretical reflection on the approach used by the speakers; 2) literary works can act as ecological and spiritual preaching spaces; 3) insignificant ecological literacy, curriculum limitations, and students’ unpreparedness become structural and cultural challenges in literary education with an eco-theological perspective); and 4) the need for curriculum reformulation in literature to improve the eco-theological approach. In this pivotal point, teaching can be seen as da’wah and da’wah is not merely about religiosity in orthodox perception.