Protestant Christianity and the Bible as Wisdom for Earth Environmental Stewardship
Since the 1967, after Lynn White Jr.´s seminal article in science, entitled “The Historical Roots of Our Ecological Crisis,” Christianity has received academic and popular criticism, for having, supposedly, served as a major driver for our current ecological crisis. Contrary to White´s negative his...
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Since the 1967, after Lynn White Jr.´s seminal article in science, entitled “The Historical Roots of Our Ecological Crisis,” Christianity has received academic and popular criticism, for having, supposedly, served as a major driver for our current ecological crisis. Contrary to White´s negative historical account of the role of Christianity in environmental affairs, in this article, I offer a rebuttal by stressing that, actually, Christianity is a major source of wisdom towards building a more sustainable Earth stewardship. White´s biggest mistake was not telling apart what Christianity teaches from what self-ascribed Christians think and do about the environment. Christianity itself explains this paradox: People’s right and wrong doings are solely the result of their own choices and flaws due to sin, and not because Judeo-Christian traditions or the Bible lack values and principles that are benevolent to the environment. In conclusion, White´s views on the interplay between Christianity and Ecology are fundamentally mistaken, mainly for his lack (or dismissal) of a deeper knowledge of biblical principles for environmental stewardship.
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| spelling | doaj-art-9a488722eff24c9699ea01123ca2d7132025-02-03T08:35:22ZengUniwersytet Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego w WarszawieStudia Ecologiae et Bioethicae1733-12182719-826X2023-12-0121410.21697/seb.2023.35Protestant Christianity and the Bible as Wisdom for Earth Environmental StewardshipRodrigo Penna-Firme0Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Since the 1967, after Lynn White Jr.´s seminal article in science, entitled “The Historical Roots of Our Ecological Crisis,” Christianity has received academic and popular criticism, for having, supposedly, served as a major driver for our current ecological crisis. Contrary to White´s negative historical account of the role of Christianity in environmental affairs, in this article, I offer a rebuttal by stressing that, actually, Christianity is a major source of wisdom towards building a more sustainable Earth stewardship. White´s biggest mistake was not telling apart what Christianity teaches from what self-ascribed Christians think and do about the environment. Christianity itself explains this paradox: People’s right and wrong doings are solely the result of their own choices and flaws due to sin, and not because Judeo-Christian traditions or the Bible lack values and principles that are benevolent to the environment. In conclusion, White´s views on the interplay between Christianity and Ecology are fundamentally mistaken, mainly for his lack (or dismissal) of a deeper knowledge of biblical principles for environmental stewardship. https://czasopisma.uksw.edu.pl/index.php/seb/article/view/13248Christianity and ecologyBible and ecologyLynn White Jr.loving dominioncaring for naturestewardship |
| spellingShingle | Rodrigo Penna-Firme Protestant Christianity and the Bible as Wisdom for Earth Environmental Stewardship Studia Ecologiae et Bioethicae Christianity and ecology Bible and ecology Lynn White Jr. loving dominion caring for nature stewardship |
| title | Protestant Christianity and the Bible as Wisdom for Earth Environmental Stewardship |
| title_full | Protestant Christianity and the Bible as Wisdom for Earth Environmental Stewardship |
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| title_short | Protestant Christianity and the Bible as Wisdom for Earth Environmental Stewardship |
| title_sort | protestant christianity and the bible as wisdom for earth environmental stewardship |
| topic | Christianity and ecology Bible and ecology Lynn White Jr. loving dominion caring for nature stewardship |
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