The Sacredness of Nature Theology of Ecology Pushes Respect for the Environment
Patricia Rice Post-Dispatch Religion, St Louis Post-Dispatch (MO)
Do you consider it doing God's work when you take this newspaper to a recycling center? Or when you toss banana skins and grass cuttings into a backyard mulch pile? Or when you shop for a used table instead of a table made from tropical wood from diminishing rain forests? Or when you house-hunt for a newly built house in town rather than on fields where corn grew last summer?
Some theologians are developing a theology of ecology that calls for a wholesome enjoyment and respect for the sacredness of the natural world and bodily existence. The theology of ecology, and practical ways to live it, were discussed at a recent International Earth Summit in Ruma, …
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Article title: The Sacredness of Nature Theology of Ecology Pushes Respect for the Environment.
Contributors: Patricia Rice Post-Dispatch Religion - Author.
Newspaper title: St Louis Post-Dispatch (MO).
Publication date: August 2, 1997.
Page number: 31.
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