[jbox]This video discusses Lynn White’s 1967 watershed article, “Historical Roots of Our Ecological Crisis,” and the idea that nature is not sacred and disposable, which he calls ‘Selfish Anthropomorphism.’ The video debunks the idea that Christianity is at odds with environmentalism, and discusses the environment in terms of creation. The lecture also discusses Stuart Pimm, a conservation professor at Duke, who says that Christians have an obligation to care for the planet because it was made by God and does not actually belong to us.[/jbox]
Resources for the theological side of environmental science:
Whether you teach at a religious institution or have an interest to expand your understanding of the environmental crisis by adding yet another lens to see it through, a theological approach to the environment as creation rather than a social, political, or economic issue is a focus that remains unexplored by many environmentalists.
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- The Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology
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- Alliance of Religions and Conservation
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- Flourish Magazine
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- Restoring Eden
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- The Catholic Coalition on Climate Change
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- Evangelical Environmental Network
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- National Council of Churches Ecojustice Program
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- A Rocha
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