Christians: enemies of the earth?
(10/25/12 6:55am)
Christians don’t care about the environment, or so it is thought. To whatever extent this is true, it makes no sense. For Christians, the “environment” is the handiwork of God. If this is right, then humans and other living things are creatures within God’s creation. The story of scripture tells us God created the world, then created humanity from the stuff of the world, and called it all good, delighting in it. The poetic imagery is that God breathed into the dirt, giving us shape and life. It depicts a relationship of craft, care, intimacy, connectedness.