Het lemma over ecofeminisme en ecofeministische theologie in de (Engelstalige) New Catholic Encyclopedia is slechts ten dele online te lezen.

 

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‘With the awareness of the many threats to the ecological health of Earth, some feminists have broadened their concern beyond the social, economic and political status of women to a fundamental re-envisioning of the whole of reality, including the human relationship to non-human nature. The term for this total re-envisioning is "ecofeminism," first coined by Françoise d'Eaubonne in 1974. Ecofeminism draws attention to the connection between the domination of women and the exploitation of nonhuman nature in patriarchal societies. In ecofeminism feminist consciousness is extended beyond specific societal wrongs that diminish women to the recognition that there is no liberation for women and no solution to the ecological crisis within a society whose fundamental model of relationships is one of domination. Ecofeminists, therefore, engage in a twofold advocacy on behalf of (1) the well-being of women and other persons diminished by patriarchy (due to racism, ethnic prejudice, classism and colonialism) and (2) the health of the planet exploited by persons in power for their own economic advantage.

Related to environmentalist movements, the "eco" prefix in ecofeminsm reflects a commitment to ecology as an all-encompassing organic and social reality. Although "environment" and "ecology" sometimes are used interchangeably, ecofeminists argue that they are not synonymous. The term "environment" refers to nature set apart from human beings—an object "out there" for us to study, control or restore through science and technology. The term "ecology" conveys a meaning that is more holistic: the study of and commitment to the earthly home that humans along with other living beings, matter, energy and all life forces share.’