A new creation faith center 1302
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This document discusses the need for an evangelical environmental ethos. It explores reimagining perspectives on creation, eschatology, and the relationship between humanity and nature. The document examines dualistic worldviews and argues for a holistic understanding of salvation as involving humanity's relationship with the entire created world. It proposes that environmental crises stem from spiritual issues and calls for reconsidering reductionist gospels and views not supported by science. The goal is to develop theological frameworks that better respect nature and motivate environmental stewardship.
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- 4. A New Creation Graham Who said that? The more deeply I search for the roots of the global environmental crisis, the more I am convinced that it is an outer manifestation of an inner crisis that is, for lack of a better word, spiritual.
- 5. A New Creation– Tutu Who said that? The more deeply I search for the roots of the global environmental crisis, the more I am convinced that it is an outer manifestation of an inner crisis that is, for lack of a better word, spiritual.
- 6. A New Creation– Warren Who said that? The more deeply I search for the roots of the global environmental crisis, the more I am convinced that it is an outer manifestation of an inner crisis that is, for lack of a better word, spiritual.
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- 17. A New Creation The Alarmed • Most engaged in the issue of global warming. Convinced it is happening, human- caused, and a serious and urgent threat. Already making changes in their lives, support an aggressive national response.
- 18. A New Creation The Concerned • Also convinced global warming is a serious problem and support a vigorous national response. Intend to at least engage in consumer action on global warming in the near term, but less personally involved.
- 19. A New Creation The Cautious • Believe global warming is a problem, but less certain than the Alarmed or the Concerned. They do not view it as a personal threat, and do not feel a sense of urgency to deal with it.
- 20. A New Creation The Disengaged • They do not know and have not thought much about the issue at all and say that they could easily change their minds about global warming.
- 21. A New Creation The Doubtful • Evenly split. Many believe if global warming is happening, it is caused by natural changes in the environment and won’t harm people for many decades, if at all. They say America is already doing enough to respond to the threat.
- 22. A New Creation The Dismissive • Actively engaged, but on the opposite end from the Alarmed. Believe global warming is not happening, is not a threat to either people or non-human nature, and strongly believe that it does not warrant a national response.
- 23. Six America Poll http://apps.facebook.com/climatesurvey/ http://uw.kqed.org/climatesurvey/index- kqed.php
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- 25. A New Creation Maslin The Beginning • The Big Word: Cosmogony • Science and Faith • Evolution • The Creation Narrative
- 26. A New Creation– Maslin The End • The Big Word: Eschatology • “Left Behind” Theology • Earth’s Future
- 27. A New Creation Maslin Everything in Between • The Big Word: Dualism • Postmodernism • The Nature of the Gospel
- 28. A New Creation Maslin Dualism Earth is crammed with heaven And every bush aflame with God But only those who see take off their shoes. — Elizabeth Barrett Browning
- 29. A New Creation Maslin Nature, the world, has no value, no interest for Christians. The Christian thinks only of himself, and the salvation of his soul. — Ludwig Feuerbach, 1843
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- 32. A New Creation Maslin The God Spot According to this skeptical stance, an experience can be caused by the brain or by an immaterial being (God or the soul) but not both: a neurological explanation of an experience rules out a supernatural or religious one.
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- 37. A New Creation Maslin A “Reductionist” Gospel http://justiceunbound.org/journal/current-issue/reimagining-the-gospel-for-evangelicals- in-an-environmental-age • The Four Spiritual Laws as an example of the “modern American” gospel. • Orthodox view of salvation: sal-va-tion as involv-ing the whole cre-ated world and our rela-tion-ship with it; a com-pre-hen-sive process rather than an indi-vid-ual attain-ment. • African gospel: “salvation”
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- 39. A New Creation: Reimagining the Beginning, the End and Everything in Between Toward an Evangelical Environmental Ethos Russ Pierson, DMin GreenFaith Fellow, Certified Sustainable Building Advisor™, GreenAdvantage™-certified, Transportation Coordinator, Lane Community College russpierson@gmail.com russpierson
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