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These principles indicate that a biblically sound environmental stewardship is fully compatible with private-property rights and a free economy, as long as people are held accountable for their actions.
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Scripture implicitly supports private property rights over common ownership. Scripture also emphasizes the importance of human liberty to serve God as He has commanded and the corresponding limitations of the state.
- Principle 4 God Commands Humanity to Multiply and Fill The Earth
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In the cultural mandate, God also commands humanity to multiply and to fill the earth, exercising stewardship – fruitfulness, dominion, and care – as they go.37 Indeed, He scattered humanity when they failed to spread out around the world.38 Humanity’s capacity for multiplying and filling the earth expanded markedly with the Industrial Revolution a...
These seven principles outline a faithful Christian understanding of environmental stewardship that is fundamentally different from a secular understanding of the environment. Christian environmental stewardship recognizes that the environment is the creation of God and properly understands the responsibility of humanity, as the image-bearers of Go...
1) Genesis 1:1 2) Psalm 24:1 3) See also Genesis 1:29 and Psalm 115:16 4) Matthew 25:14-30 5) Timothy Bloedow, Environmentalism and the Death of Science (Ontario: Freedom Press Canada Inc., 2008), 41–42. 6) J. Michael Beers et al., “The Catholic Church and Stewardship of Creation,” in Environmental Stewardship in the Judeo-Christian Tradition (Gran...
In the coming weeks, we will outline seven biblical and foundational principles of environmental stewardship and how humanity should interact with the non-human creation. These principles form building blocks for a Reformed Christian perspective on public policy concerning environmental care and expose flaws in other environmental perspectives.
Combining the commands of both of these verses (subdue and serve) may seem contradictory, but a proper Christian understanding of these terms makes them perfectly compatible. Authority and service go hand in hand within families, within government institutions, and within environmental stewardship.
Nov 20, 2014 · The link between religious affiliation and public discourse on environmental governance is examined with an emphasis on endangered species legislation, water rights, and the notion of “takings” or private property rights appropriations.
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Feb 7, 2022 · In this webinar, she will discuss biblical teachings on environmental stewardship. Prof. Hudson will then share insights on how these teachings inform our understanding of environmental law and policy.
