Title

Why Lutherans Care for Creation

Description

This article discusses how various concepts of Lutheran theology are woven into ecological messages with regard to God as creator, human interactions, and ways of worship. The following is a section from the introduction of the article, emphasizing human responsibility towards care for the Earth:

"For Christians, care of the Earth is not an 'environmental cause.' Rather, it is central to our holy calling to treasure the Earth and to care for it as our common home, fully integrating creation-care into our love of God and neighbor. Without sacrificing the transformational effects of the 16th-century Reformation, we are called to embrace an eco-reformation that will re-examine and rethink how we read the Bible, how we can expand the scope of our theology, how we can reconfigure our personal vocation and our common ethic, how we worship, how we organize our church life together, and how we understand ourselves as creatures within creation as a whole. This call to continuing reformation is for the whole church, not solely for the committed. Earth care is not an add-on. It is not just for those who happen to be interested in it. It is a call for all Christians to participate in this great work of our time."

Why Lutherans Care for Creation

Date Created

September 2018

Creator(s)

Reverend David Rhoads

Contributor(s)

Dr. Cynthia Moe-Lobeda, the Reverend Thomas Mundahl, the Reverend Dennis Ormseth, the Reverend Sandra Roberts and the Reverend H. Paul Santmire.

Format

Pdf

Denomination

Christian

Sub-Tradition

Mainline Protestant

SubSub-Tradition

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Audience

All audiences/General public

Rights

The original pdf version of this resource was accessed at https://download.elca.org/ELCA%20Resource%20Repository/Why_Lutherans_Care_For_Creation.pdf?_ga=2.166370110.1899076887.1560557093-1271198234.1553106681 on March 14, 2020.

Resources For Action

Advocacy

Issues

english Climate

english Eco-Justice/Poverty/Racism

english Sustainability