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Eco-Theology / Ecotheology

Religion and Climate Change: A Necessary Conversation

The relationship of theology to the modern ecological crisis became an intense issue of debate in Western academia in 1967, following the publication of the article, "The Historical Roots of Our Ecological Crisis, " by Lynn White, Jr., Professor of History at the University of California at Los Angeles. In this work, White puts forward a theory that the Christian model of human dominion over nature has led to environmental devastation, providing a voice for "The Ecological Complaint".

Some scholars argue that Christians actually helped bring about the current global environmental crisis by instructing followers that God, and by extension mankind, transcends nature. Much of the development of ecotheology as a theological discourse was in response to this argument, which has been called "The Ecological Complaint". Defendants of this perspective essentially claim that Christianity promotes the idea of human dominion over nature, treating nature itself as a tool to be used and even exploited for survival and prosperity. However, Christianity has often been viewed as the source of positive values towards the environment, and there are many voices within the Christian tradition whose vision embraces the well-being of the earth and all creatures...

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecotheology

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Eco-Schism in the Christian Faith

Now there are some who believe in a 'global warming hoax', evangelism, prophecy, end times -- and there are those more 'on earth', who believe in 'our common home' and in a moral imperative to 'care for our common home'. Take a look at a profound schism growing within the Christian church, a 'split' in beliefs that will act to shape our future life, our future common life on earth, however we look at faith and religion. The actual number of Christians in the world is estimated in the range of 2 - 3 billion, with over 1.2 billion Catholics ...

Here's Senator Jim Inhofe, perhaps the most powerful man on environmental policy in the US Senate, his philosophy of a scientific 'hoax' and why he believes as he does, and why he wields his power to fit his religious beliefs...

https://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/File:Senator_Jim_Inhofe_and_Global_Warming_Hoax.pdf

And here's Pope Francis, the first pontiff to name himself after the Catholic Church's patron saint of the environment, St. Francis. The Jesuit pope is promulgator of a first Catholic eco-encyclical and doctrine ... Laudato Si'

https://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/Pope_Francis_on_the_Environment

https://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/Laudato_Si

http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/religion/sen-jim-inhofe-issues-statement-on-pope-s-global-warming/article_1575fd35-e52e-5140-8f89-2d116c6bef45.html

Inhofe, the chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, said: "I disagree with the pope's philosophy on global warming. I am concerned that his encyclical will be used by global warming alarmists..."

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Eco-theology / "On Care for Our common home"

"Protect, do not destroy the environment"

† Pope Francis on the Environment

https://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/Pope_Francis_on_the_Environment

https://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/Laudato_Si

† Integral Ecology

† Destroying the Environment Is a Sin

† Tom Hayden-Green Politics...In Memory

† Rights of Nature EarthLaw

Fear, not facts, behind climate change skepticism

An interview with Katharine Hayhoe

Via Christian Courier

Atmospheric scientist and evangelical Christian Katharine Hayhoe was named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People for her work studying climate change. She teaches in the Department of Political Science at Texas Tech University but her roots are Canadian: Hayhoe was born in Toronto and her father teaches at Tyndale University College and Seminary.

The Christian Courier Editor speaks with Hayhoe about the relationship between her faith and the “other” book of God – science...

https://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/Category:Eco-Spirituality

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiritual_ecology