Christianity And The Environmental Crisis

The environmental crisis is actually two separate crises, although they share a common cause. Many could view it as a tree with two branches: One branch represents what is happening to our planet through the accumulation of heat-trapping gases. The second branch represents what is happening to us through the accumulation of inherently toxic chemical pollutants in our bodies.

As a member of the National Rural Electric Company I am presenting to you the idea of cutting off the carbon dioxide limitations is not the brightest of decisions. It will change the world as we know it.

An environmentalist is a person worships the environment and cares for nature more than people. Christians and others share the common perception that environmental ethics exist for how human beings should relate to the land, the free market perceptive and the environmental perceptive. Humans share a relationship with all creations of the earth. But as humans, they find themselves as having a role in the created order which is they have a closer relationship with the creator who has charged them with acting responsible within his creation. Even allowing a common complaint of environmental activists is that Stewardship means that the earth was made exclusively because of human beings - that having dominion upper nature is the same as

Our environment is constantly changing. There is no denying that. However, as our environment changes, so does the need to become increasingly aware of the problems that surround it. With a massive influx of natural disasters, warming and cooling periods, different types of weather patterns and much more, people need to be aware of what types of environmental problems our planet is facing.

She reviews the history of environmental progress. In the 1980s there was political movements and changes in environmental activism. However, with the emergence of neoliberal capitalism, there has been an escalation in environmental destruction (increase in greenhouse gas emissions). The first part of the book, she critiques free market fundamentalism, conservative politics and climate change denial, corporate opposition to regulation, the conflict between international trade agreements and renewable energy, the global outsourcing

The most misguided reading was Historical Roots of our Ecological Crisis by Lynn White. This was one of the first pieces we read and I didn’t realize my distaste for her stance on how to fix the ecological crisis until after reading and discussing many of the other works throughout the semester. The other works opened my eyes to different views that could be taken based on history and the predicted future. They made me realize how misguided Lynn White was in her description of, not only, the problem causing the ecological crisis, but also the only way to fix said crisis.

In the Historical Roots of Our Ecological Crisis, Lynn White argues that western Christianity is guilty and responsible for the current environmental crisis. He writes that Christianity gave human a reason to be a master over other living creatures and “nature objects”. I agree with White’s opinion that Christianity affected the nature negatively, but I expect no responsibilities for Christians. In this paper, I will write about why I support White’s idea, but not fully.

The Energy Crisis as stated in the textbook was an oil shortage or petroleum shortage and a high demand for it basically rising. In the United States and other following countries. “Americans found themselves parked for hours in mile long lines at gasoline stations” (America A Concise History 850). In the textbook it also said that gas prices took a significant increase to 40% and heat to 30%. If you think about it that is a great increase in percentages, so I know that the people felt helpless. On the other hand, Environmentalism in the U.S. seemed like from the text it was a movement that began on the first earth day we had on April 22. What basically happened was “20 million people gathered in communities across the country to express their support for a

Scholar Rosemary Ruether’s analysis of White’s thesis seems to be a combination of all three: apologetic, constructive/critical and sympathetic. Ruether reviewed the development of Christianity through history and concluded that the Christian belief in redemption into another world cannot be entirely blamed for leading Christians to neglect and abuse the environment (Ruether, 464). However, she also concluded that White’s thesis was mostly correct (Ruether, 464-65). Yet, Ruether’s analysis also points to the industrial revolution and exploitation of nature for the sake of economics or consumerism as additional perpetrators of environmental destruction (Ruether, 464-65). According to Ruether, Christianity, as well as Judaism and Islam, all have important insights that can help the planet avert disaster (Ruether, 466). However, Ruether believes that religions must accept the belief that humans do not have absolute power over nature (Ruether, 466), which would mean rejecting their Genesis-based mandate of “dominion” over the Earth. Similarly, religious persons must stop the Western world’s abuse of the environment that damages not only nature but harms other humans (Ruether,

This topic has been recognized in the news, documentaries, articles, and even advertisements. Many images of what the environment looked like about 10 years ago and what it looks like in present day. Most of these images bring to attention the amount

The question of whether or not religious people should be environmentalist is a very complex question to answer. As the prompt stated, a numerous amount of religions consider nature a gift from the divine. Therefore a follower of one of these religions may consider this stance two ways: by considering themselves the owner of what the divine has given them or by honoring nature and being more environmental. The first stance means that the person considers that they were made as a higher form of life than the other forms of life on Earth, and therefore can use them to provide and gain for themselves. I am acquainted with a few followers of Christianity who holds this stance, they claim that God has given them control of all the Earth and that

When the situation becomes unbearable for the environment, of course it will react in accordance, and governments begin to worry about the negative effects caused to it, and the consequences for the economy. In fact,

The environment has changed over the years. Back in the 1980’s people were concerned about the environment. That was the earliest people began to worry about the whole environment. During this time people find out the environment was getting polluted more and more each day. Many people don’t know that the environment has a very important role in life. It just isn’t about the trees anymore like people thinks it does.

“For this is what the Lord says, he did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited” (Isaiah 45:18 NIV). Meaning that our earthly habitat is not unexpected, it is worth more than anything in this world. “For by him all things were created: things in heaven and or earth, visible and invisible, weather thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together” (Colossians 1:16-17 NIV).

Environmental issues have been a cause of a lot of debate in the recent past. Governments and nongovernmental organizations have been in constant consultations on how to help protect the environment. Apparently, as a result of man’s many actions, the natural environment is getting torn apart so quickly that the coming generations will not enjoy this kind of environment, unless a