Ecological Sin

“Sinful spiritual assumptions have an addictive quality, which tends to make them immune to questioning and to challenge. … This mentality informs and permeates all our thoughts and deeds, even those that appear contrary to it. We may recycle newspapers and glass, and we may take proper satisfaction...

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Published in:Theology today (Ephrata, Pa.) Pa.), 1992-07, Vol.49 (2), p.152-164
Main Author: Becker, William H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Christianity
Ecology
Theology
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Summary:“Sinful spiritual assumptions have an addictive quality, which tends to make them immune to questioning and to challenge. … This mentality informs and permeates all our thoughts and deeds, even those that appear contrary to it. We may recycle newspapers and glass, and we may take proper satisfaction in doing so, but we remain caught in a web of spiritual assumptions about success and consumption, progress and waste, that effectively undermine and trivialize our efforts to escape.”
ISSN:0040-5736
2044-2556
DOI:10.1177/004057369204900202