1. - Christian Approaches
Environmental Ethics
- Christian Approaches

2. Objectives
Know what is meant by the terms “dominion” and “stewardship”
Understand Christian attitudes to the environment

3. Genesis – “The Beginning”
Read chapters 1 and 2
Highlight/underline any passages which relate to how people treat the environment

4. - Key messages for the environment

5. Now do the task on page 8 Dominion Stewardship “rule over” “subdue”
“God saw that it was good”
“work it and take care of it”
Now do the task on page 8

6. St Francis of Assissi “Creation spirituality”
Is this approach anthropocentric, ecocentric or theocentric?

7. “The Fall”
Genesis 3:17
Environmental issues could be seen as part of the punishment for Adam and Eve’s sin.
If this is true, how should Christians approach these issues?
“Because you listened to your wife and ate fruit from the tree about which I commanded you, ‘You must not eat from it,’ “Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat food from it all the days of your life. 18 It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of the field. 19 By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are and to dust you will return.”

8. 1. Read the strengths and weaknesses 2. Do tasks 1-3
ASSESS
= decide how true the claim is by weighing up evidence for and against it

9. Group Task
For homework, do your research and preparation. During next lesson, work together to create a presentation. The following lesson, each group will give a <3 minute presentation.

10. Preparation Animal protection Sustainability Waste management
Climate change
What is the issue about? Use examples and illustrations.
What would each of the secular theories say about it?
What would at least two different Christian approaches say about it?

11. Presentation Up to 3 minutes
More than one person has to talk (but not everyone)
Can use visual aids (poster, images on powerpoint), but don’t just read what’s written down.

12. Objectives
Know what is meant by the terms “dominion” and “stewardship”
Understand Christian attitudes to the environment