Many will dislike or dispute the pessimistic view that Bendell takes, and he is honest enough to admit that he could be completely wrong but I think that there are important lessons to be learned regardless from his deep adaptation agenda. It’s fairly long, so I’ll summarise the main points as best I can, leaving out most of the technical detail, and then briefly consider its implications both for our reading of the Bible and for the “mission” of the church today. The revised version can be downloaded here.
The paper was originally published in 2018 and revised in 2020. Therefore, a case is made for how psychotherapists and psychologists can help people, including scholars, understand how their aversion to the topic of collapse - and the emotions associated with it - could be preventing dialogue and wise action at this crucial time for humanity.Helge Seekamp recently drew attention to a paper by Jem Bendell, Professor of Sustainability Leadership at the University of Cumbria, entitled “Deep Adaptation: A Map for Navigating Climate Tragedy.” He suggests that Bendell gives us a “secular agenda for an apocalyptic time.” I think that the idea is worth exploring. The problematic objectification of people for ‘doomism’ is explained, as well as the antecedents of authoritarianism that may be emerging in the criticisms of Deep Adaptation. This paper explores the reasons why publicly discussing anticipation of collapse has become helpful, and how criticisms of it are likely involving forms of ‘experiential avoidance’. Their existence and ideas have led to strong criticisms from some commentators and scientists, who argue it is not correct or helpful to discuss collapse risk and readiness. Many are using the concept and framework of “Deep Adaptation” to organise their sense making and actions. Some such people have been grouping together to share ideas on the implications for the rest of their lives.
Increasing numbers of people assess that the damage that is forthcoming because of existing trajectories of atmospheric heating will lead to massive disruption and ultimate collapse of societies around the world. As the impacts of climate change grow in number and severity, so climate distress is increasing around the world and becoming a major issue for psychologists, as both individuals and professionals.
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