Christian Beliefs In Ecology

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frightening rate. We know that the everglades in Florida are endangered and that human activity has altered the way silt is deposited in New Orleans, thus endangering that entire city as it slowly wears away through erosion form the sea. What we do not know is precisely how long we have before we do so much damage that there is no turning back, no way to recover.
Adhering to the principle of sustainability involves taking our role as stewards of the environment seriously and imposing limits on ourselves in terms of consumption. There are steps we can all take to make ourselves better stewards, and the first step is to develop an awareness of the problems involved and of the steps we can take to improve the situation. We have all become somewhat more aware of the issues involved in recent years and have probably taken some steps to sustain resources more capably, at least in some situations. For instance, we have seen several cases where impending droughts have caused people to ...

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view is inadequate. One response has been a call for a return to the supposed ancient wisdom of non-technological cultures, cultures which are often supposed to provide a superior basis for our relating to the natural environment. Whether this was true or not, the move back to these ideas shows that something is lacking in the prevailing attitude in society and that some people are seeking a different answer. What has been called the Deep Ecology Movement has a tendency to denigrate the empirical study of the natural world, and though in truth, the scientific approach need not be as manipulative as charged, and indeed we have to admit that modern science has provided us ...

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