Episode 162 - Christianity and the Environment

Show NotesScriptures ReferencedThe 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 IssuesWendell Berry, The World-Ending Fire: The Essential Wendell BerryChristopher Camuto, Hunting from Home: A Year Afield in the Blue Ridge Mountains TM Moore, Consider the Lillies, A Plea for Creational TheologyHelpful LinksJame Schaefer, Ecological Ethics https://www.saet.ac.uk/Christianity/EcologicalEthics