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Stewardship of Creation: What Catholics Should Know About Church Teaching on the Environment
Stewardship of Creation What Catholics Should Know About Church Teaching on the Environment Author:Marie George 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 Gods intention in regard to creationand how the Catholic Churchs views on the environment are rooted in her theology of c... more »reation.
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. Georges 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.
MARIE I. GEORGE, Ph.D., is a Professor of Philosophy at St. Johns 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.« less