Is Jesus Green? Exploring Christianity and the Environment
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
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So tonight we talked about Christianity and Environment. Though I feel like I'm starting to form an opinion on some of these things, I feel like I'm only beginning to understand what it might mean for Christians to care about the environment. It is not new historically, but it seems new to many USA Christians. Big thanks to James Piiparinen for his resource, Given, poems by Wendell Berry. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND Surprised By Hope as well, written by N.T. Wright.
Just a few questions. Let me know what you're thinking!
1. To what extent should Christians get involved in caring for the environment?
2. What things have you done, if any, to care for the environment? (recycling, conservation, beautifying projects, etc.)
3. What do you think it means when Scripture says there will be a new heaven and a new earth? What could this possibly look like?
4. What other resources do you know of that talk about these kinds of things?
5. Do you have a fear about Christians getting involved in environmental issues?
6. What environmental issue do you think is the most important in the world right now?
peace!
Just a few questions. Let me know what you're thinking!
1. To what extent should Christians get involved in caring for the environment?
2. What things have you done, if any, to care for the environment? (recycling, conservation, beautifying projects, etc.)
3. What do you think it means when Scripture says there will be a new heaven and a new earth? What could this possibly look like?
4. What other resources do you know of that talk about these kinds of things?
5. Do you have a fear about Christians getting involved in environmental issues?
6. What environmental issue do you think is the most important in the world right now?
peace!
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Good post! Hard to answer I guess! i am a Christian and over the years I have felt more and more compelled and passionate about doing what I can do for the environment. I think it does play a part in Christianity because it is a lifestyle change like anything else, a discipline, a betterment of society and encourages people to work together. You can use 'becoming green' to minister to others...which I feel you are doing! We use too much, we waste too much, we don't need as much as we have and by minimizing those things we do not need, we in a sense do become more Christ like. maybe that is my own crazy theory!
something i was curious about outside of the questions above is what was the "first heaven" from the revelation scripture read?
Hey Kristina! Thanks for sharing. This is good stuff. You had a great line in there--we use too much, we waste too much, we don't need as much as we have! wow!
I actually got to meet a neighbor because I was picking up trash the next day. I'm going to blog about that soon!
Matthew, good, tough question about first heaven. Lendy may have to help me here. Good Jews thought there were 3 heavens--heavens below the clouds, heavens above the clouds, and the heavens where God lived. Not sure what John is referring to exactly but I'm guessing the heavens nearest the earth!
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