RELIGIOUS ENVIRONMENTALISM: THE CHURCH’S ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY PARADIGM (THE CASE OF THE CHURCH OF PENTECOST IN GHANA)
Journal Title: European Journal of Business and Social Sciences - Year 2013, Vol 2, Issue 8
Abstract
The current environmental crises that ravage the planet earth and threaten its capacity to be a home for all living creatures and non-living elements of nature needs to be addressed radically and immediately at all levels. Pollution, deforestation, land degradation, poor sanitation, among others, disintegrates health, harmony and survival of creation. White has argued that Judeo-Christian thinking, the Bible, church fathers and modern science as cast in the matrix of Christian theology, underpinned the untrammeled exploitation of nature. Aquinas also maintains that the non-human animals are ordered for man’s use. Aristotle put forward that nature has been made specifically for mankind and that the value of non-human things, in nature, is merely instrumental. The church has a biblical injunction and mandate for environmental care, justice and sustainability. The purpose of this study is to examine the role of the church in environmental sustainability for the benefit of current and future generation. Methodological triangulation was deployed in the collection of data. Quantitative data was analyzed using descriptive statistics such as percentages and graphs. The qualitative data was analyzed using thematic analysis. Findings indicate that the church’s response to the environment was woefully inadequate. However, the church has the potential to impact on environmental care and sustainability. It is recommended that the church partners with governments and other relevant stakeholders to salvage the earth planet.
Authors and Affiliations
Moses Kumi Asamoah (Rev. )| Central University College. Department of Church Administration, Christian Education and Family Counseling, Accra, Ghana Email: moseskumi@yahoo.com
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