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Articles
- God, Man, and the Environment
By Samuel Gregg, D.Phil. (April 20, 2005)
On April 22nd, much of the world will celebrate international Earth Day. Like many fads, the popularity of this event has waned throughout much of the West. This may owe something to the fact that the dire consequences predicted by many ecologists have not eventuated. Despite this, many people of faith continue to preach a type of “Green Gospel,” claiming that an ecological apocalypse will be upon us unless various policies – usually involving various forms of government regulation – are immediately adopted. It is true that the Green Gospel has changed its character somewhat over the past… CA
- Dominion and Stewardship
Believers and the Environment
By Samuel Gregg, D.Phil. (April 30, 2004)
“Man is created to praise, reverence and serve God our Lord, and by this means to save his soul. The other things on the face of the earth are created for man to help him in attaining the end for which he is created. Hence, man is to make use of them in as far as they help him in the attainment of his end.” St. Ignatius of Loyola
A welcome development of the past thirty years has been the emergence of less-utilitarian attitudes towards the environment by believers and non-believers alike. No longer do serious Christians,… CA
- The Cornwall Declaration on Environmental Stewardship
(October 29, 1999)
In the spring of 2000, a coalition of scholars and religious leaders put forward an ethical statement of belief called The Cornwall Declaration on Environmental Stewardship. This declaration has so far been signed by over 1,500 clergy, theologians, policy experts and other people of faith, and has come to be viewed as one of the most significant expressions of belief about religion and the environment in modern times. CA
- Notable Signers of the Cornwall Declaration
(October 29, 1999)
Below is a sample of the 1,500 individuals (from the Catholic, Jewish and Protestant communities, as well as other layman, pastors and religious leaders) who have endorsed the Cornwall Declaration. (Organizational affiliations are for identification only and do not imply organizational endorsement.)
Catholic - Father Kevin S. Barrett, Chaplain, Apostolate for Family Consecration
- Father… CA
- Evangelical Environmental Declaration Seeks Consensus on Controversial Views
By E. Calvin Beisner, Ph.D. (November 27, 1993)
Do Christians have a responsibility for the environment? Certainly, and the Evangelical Environmental Network is right to remind us of that. But we also have a responsibility to think and act in regard to the environment in a manner that reflects the full spectrum of Biblical revelation and a prudent regard for truth in empirical issues. The Evangelical Declaration on the Care of Creation, sadly, falls seriously short of these two ideals. CA
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