Blue Lives Matter: Ocean, New Materialism, and Ecotheology in Souteast Asia

In theology, "Green" is also often used in discourse on environmental issues, but for Elia Maggang, a blue-ecotheologian from Indonesia, believes that Green Christianity still seems landbased and pays little attention to the context of coastal communities and marine life.  To what extent does color play an important role in a term?  In this proposal, I argue that Blue Ecotheology can be a framework for ecotheological reflection in the context of Southeast Asia. I believe the blueness is not simply a sea color but a sign of life, and this requires a chain reaction of marine microorganisms, photons, water, chemical reaction, and other possibilities towards restoration of ocean value.