Environmental Ethics Teaching
Who arguent that Christians have 'de-sacralised' nature and taken the Genesis mandate to 'have dominion' as meaning to exploit?
Lyn White
What did Pope Francis do?
Wrote the Ladauto Si Encyclical
the town in which Luther was tried for heresy against the church
Worms (Diet of Worms 1521)
one of the many classic hymns written by Luther
A mighty fortress is our God
Who was Calvin, why was he important?
An italian theologian after Luther who developed the infrastructure and systematic theology of Protestantism (rather than Luther's reactionary writings etc)
explain the difference between anthrocentricism and theocentricism
anthro - human
theo - god
An important theologian and scientist who supports 'stewardship' is R J _____. What is one example of a stewardship mindest today?
Berry
Catholic Earthcare Australia
Martin Luther birth and death years
1483
1546
what is the priesthood of all beleivers - link to an idea, a practice of Luther's and a modern example
belief that every human can be a mediator between God and man
Translating the vulagate into vernacular German
'All Saints' Protestant churches
What impact did the Reformation have on the Orthodox church? 2 points
basically none - they were trying to not be overtaken by Islam
Luther thought they were good - based his rejection of Catholicism on Orthodox ideas (sotiriology Jesus/grace centred)
Name 2 Old Testament laws related to environmental conservation and what book they come from
Leviticus 25:4“... the land is to have a year of sabbath rest…”
Leviticus 23:22 “Do not reap all the way to the edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Leave them for the poor and the foreign resident."
List 3 specific environmental issues which are impacting the contemporary word
inequitable distribution of resources e.g. water
deforrestation
Climate Change
What are the sacraments that Luther thought were important to salvation? What did he reject?
Baptism, Eucharist
Penance and Death rites
“reformation names the disunity in which we currently stand”- Stanley Hauerwas
List 3 impacts of Luther's revolt did which caused challenges in the Christian Traditions
Constantly subdividing Protestant denomination
Catholic/Protestant conflict e.g Ireland or 30 year war
Counter Reformation - Council of Trent
Recite 2 Timothy 3:15-17
“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God[a] may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.”
Link this passage to environmental ethics (4 points/examples)
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘Love your neighbour as yourself. ‘There is no commandment greater than these.” Mark 12:30:31
Love as central ethic, which flows to environment
Modelled by Jesus
Intergenerational justice and combating poverty
'Compassion Organisation' seeking to show love to others by sponsor children program providing them with animals/seeds and education on how to use land well
Where was this quote said and how does it link to Environmental Ethics? "The heart that has learnt to love has pity for all creation" from Elder Sophrony
Orthodox Youth Ecology Training Seminar, Romania, 1994
Love as central ethical teaching of Christianity, links to environmental justice and care
What was one social change Luther enacted for priests of the 'Protestant' Church? Give the change, detail from his own life and a statment of its impact today
Priests can marry
Married an ex-nun Katharina von Bora
All 'ministers' in Protestant churches can marry. Limitation - Catholic are still not able
Recite John 3:16 - how does it related to BOTH Luther and Environmental ethics?
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Name a theologian who writes about the significacne of eschatology and sotiriology, explain their point, give a bible reference and an example of a christian practice related to it
N.T Wright
New creation restoring this one (don't restore a painting and then throw it away'
Revelation 21 'Kingdom of Heave' as physical
A Rocha organisation seeking to protect endangered species and support biodiversity
Name a significant Christian INDIVIDUAL who supports an ecological ethic, including something they have done/written and thier impact on contemporary Christian perspectives
Francis of Assisi - In 1979, Pope John Paul II proclaimed St. Francis as the “heavenly patron of those who promote ecology”
Katherine Wilkinson - Between God and Green: How Evangelicals are Cultivating a Middle Ground on Climate Change
Francis Schaeffer - Pollution and the Death of Man, makes a compelling case for a robust environmental ethic while holding tight to the fundamentals of the faith.
Luther said “The Church does not make the Word, but it comes into being from the Word”. Explain this quote with: A bible reference, A writing of Luthers, A belief of practice he rejected from Catholic Tradition, A link to a reformed practice, A link to modern impact
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
95 Theses, Small Catechism, Translation of the NT, Commentary of John
Rejected papal infallibility
Pushing back the alter for eucharist in Lutheran Churches to remove symbolic authority of priests
Hugley significant regarding role of ministers, growth of individual humanism, Counter Reformation - 1994 Catholic recognition of statement
Mathew 27:51 "At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom." What event does this passage relate to? How does it relate to Luther's solas? What practice did he reform to be doctrinally aligned to this passage?
When jesus dies access to sacred area of God is broken, so it is not just priests who access god's holiness, but everyone
Grace/Faith/JesusReject indulgences, have lay people involved in liturgy e.g. prayer and bible readings
This was Luther's occupation before the Reformation
An Augustinian Monk