EnvironmentalEthicsAndReligion.pptVIP

Environmental Ethics And Religion By: Jamie Ryan Religions of the Book Overview Define Environmental Ethics Sustainability Relation between religion and environment Scripture references environment Current events How you can make a difference What is Environmental Ethics? Environmental ethics- the discipline that studies the moral relationship of human beings and also the value and moral status of the environment and its nonhuman contents It considers the ethical relationship between humans and the environment Why are Environmental  Ethics Important? Humans are slowly depleting all of our natural resources that other generations need for their future Our world was created for us to live and thrive on and we are slowly killing it Sustainability for the environment is crucial so that we do not destruct the world that God created What is Sustainability? Sustainability- meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. It addresses issues of social equity and economic development as well as ecological indicators. connects to our children and our children’s children Christianity Judaism and Islam all want to pass on their religion to their future generations The Environment and Religion Christian, Jewish and Islamic religions all support the environment Scriptural References The New Testament, Hebrew Bible and the Qur’an support by respecting animals, eating and planting fruit and respecting all forms of nature Themes of reward and punishment Judaism and the Environment The Jewish belief toward the environment is similar to the themes found in the Tanuk. - God is all powerful and we must recognize him and serve him in the ways that he commands. - God instruct the Jews about their limitations on natural resources Christianity and the Environment Rom 8:19-23 This passage shows how the creation was for the children of God and the world was created for