In this article of mine, originally published on Critical Witness, we skip the usual Christian talking points on the splendor of God’s creation and humanity’s role as stewards, and focus instead on the key issue: how the moral teachings of Jesus illuminate our present environmental crises.
The Anglican Church called for a “radical change of heart” to combat climate change actively, rather than only praying and hoping that God will prevent humanity from suffering from its effects. That was back in 2009 when the then Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, explained that because God doesn’t generally prevent us from doing immeasurable damage to others, we shouldn’t expect God to prevent us from wreaking tremendous or irreversible damage on our shared home, the planet. Getting into a situation in which we, and the lives of millions of vulnerable people, are dependent upon miracles, would be an absolute failure of our responsibilities.
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Vibrant Bliss 