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Episode 162 - Christianity and the Environment
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Show Notes
Scriptures Referenced
The universe and the Earth are created by God. Creation implies ownership. (Psalm 24:1,2)
We are called to care and cultivate the world as God created and placed humanity in dominion over creation. (Genesis 1, 2)
The creation is a gift and kindness from God to us. The earth provides for our needs for food, air, water, and shelter. (Genesis 9:3; Acts 14:15-17)
We should work and employ creation for human flourishing, multiplication, and honoring God. (Genesis 1, 3, Genesis 9:7)
Books Referenced
Norman Geisler, Christian Ethics, Options and Issues
Wendell Berry, The World-Ending Fire: The Essential Wendell Berry
Christopher Camuto, Hunting from Home: A Year Afield in the Blue Ridge Mountains
TM Moore, Consider the Lillies, A Plea for Creational Theology
Helpful Links
Jame Schaefer, Ecological Ethics https://www.saet.ac.uk/Christianity/EcologicalEthics
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