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“The earth, by reason of its fruitfulness and its capacity to satisfy human needs, is God’s first gift for the sustenance of human life....” Pope John Paul II in Centesimus Annus“Stewards, as caretakers for the things of God, are called to use wisely and distribute justly the goods of God’s earth to meet the needs of God’s children.” from the pastoral letter, The Columbia River Watershed: Caring for Creation and the Common Good
How are we to restore creation to the purposes God intended for it? What are the errors and sins that pervert the earth from the intentions of God our Creator? To understand how we are to treat the earth, we must understand God’s intention in regard to creation— and how the Catholic Church’s views on the environment are rooted in her theology of creation. Drawing heavily upon the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the Catechism of the Social Doctrine of the Catholic Church, papal writings, and contemporary thought, Dr. George’s writing reflects a new maturity in Christian thinking about the environment. It connects core beliefs and their moral implications on how we are to live on this fragile planet. St. John’s University in New York where she teaches Environmental Ethics and Science & Religion. She has a strong interest in theology and biology and holds masters degrees in both areas. Dr. George is also the author of Christianity and Extraterrestrials?:A Catholic Perspective. She has been involved in catechesis in the Brooklyn diocese for twenty years. |