Many Christian books on environmental care and awareness have been
published in recent years but few, if any, grapple effectively with
today's sustainable development agenda, which is increasingly
focused on finding creative ways to balance environmental
conservation with humanitarian concerns. Responsible Dominion
approaches sustainable development from a Christian perspective,
arguing that some Christian environmental writings are deeply
flawed in that they do not take seriously enough the biblical
emphasis on the value of human life. Ian Hore-Lacy argues that
there is an appropriate use of God's creation to meet the needs of
people, and then proceeds to explore what is practical and
sustainable, especially in relation to land use, food production,
minerals and energy. The book contends that modern secular
environmentalism is deficient, with hidden agendas inimical to
human values. In contrast, Christian stewardship should involve
attention to the human economy as well as the natural ecology.
Science and technology bring these aspects together and provide the
tools for Christians to virtuously apply their lives to meeting
people's needs by focusing on the utilitarian aspects of creation
without losing sight of the real needs of human beings or the need
to care for God's creation. Ian Hore-Lacy serves as Director of
Public Communications for the World Nuclear Association. He served
on the Board of Zadok Institute for Christianity & Society in
Australia for 20 years and is a Fellow of ISCAST, the Australian
counterpart of UK Christians in Science. He played an active role
in establishing environmental education in Australian schools in
the early 1970s and briefly worked for the Australian Conservation
Foundation to foster environmental studies centres. He is author of
several textbooks including Living in a Food Web, Creating Common
Wealth and Nuclear Electricity.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
(1)
