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A Behavioral Change Perspective of Maroon Soil Fertility Management in Traditional Shifting Cultivation in Suriname [PDF]

, 2010
In Suriname, the Maroons have practiced shifting cultivation for generations, but now the increasing influence of modern society is causing a trend of decreasing fallow periods with potentially adverse effects for the vulnerable tropical soils.
Jorritsma, F., Luuk Fleskens, Fleskens, L., Fedde Jorritsma   +3 more
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Possible Motivations for Christians to Preserve Creation

Studia Ecologiae et Bioethicae
Three different aspects are presented that can motivate people to work for the preservation of creation. All three motivations are closely linked to Christianity, so that Christianity could become the key to solve the global problems.
Andreas May
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(Um)welt-ethos. Creation, ecology and environment in ecumenical perspective

, 2022
Christianity is sometimes considered as guilty of the ecological miscare throughout history. The words ‘economy’, ‘ecology’ and ‘ecumenism’ come from the same word (oikos – house) and remain very close in their respective developments.
Blanco-Sarto, Pablo, Blanco-Sarto, P. (Pablo)   +1 more
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Private property, the environment and Christianity

, 2002
This article argues that private property is a main cause of the current ecological crisis. The article offers a means of re-conceiving the ‘orthodox’ view of private property so that it is seen to embrace a moral element as part of its normative content.
Babie, P.
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The Role of Christianity in Ecological Awakening: Foundations for Christians' Sustainable Behavior Toward Nature

Problemy Ekorozwoju
The ecological crisis is a major challenge facing humanity. For centuries, our conviction that nature’s strength is insurmountable hindered the development of the idea that human actions may pose a threat to nature.
Ryszard Sadowski
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Batak Christian Protestant Church's View Concerning Ecology

, 2021
This paper examines a discussion about ecology focus on Batak Christian Protestant Church's view and action. The study's reason is based on what the church said about ecological problems in their faith declaration.
Hamonangan, Ranto Praja, Gultom, Martin
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Ecology and Religion: Christian and Hindu Paradigms

, 1993
Neither Hinduism nor Christianity had or have \u27ecology\u27 as their central focus. A contemporary Hindu or Christian ecology can be developed by rethinking and restructuring traditional teachings, amplifying seminal statements and linking these up ...
Klostermaier, Klaus, Klaus Klostermaier
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Contribution of Eastern Christianity to Development of Theology of Environment

Crkva u Svijetu, 2019
Christian theology of creation contributes to the solution of ecological crisis, as a confirmation of the fundamental truth that the visible creature is a divine gift in itself, a “genuine gift” that creates “space” for personal communion. As a matter of
Paul Haffner
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Christian Ethics and Ecologies of Violence [PDF]

Religions, 2019
This essay introduces “ecologies of violence” as a problem for Christian ethics. Understanding the links between violence and the natural environment will be critical to the pursuit of justice, peace, and sustainability in the twenty-first century.
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GOD, HUMANITY AND THE COSMOS: CHALLENGING A CHALLENGING TEXTBOOK

Zygon, 2018
Christopher Southgate has been the editor of the textbook God, Humanity and the Cosmos. I consider this textbook fair on science and wise in intertwining issues in theology and science with ecology, climate change, and technology.
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