When I taught highschool at a small, private, christian school I had my students read this essay.
The Historical Roots of Our Ecologic Crisis
White does a pretty good job of explaining how many christians have attempted to remove themselves from "creation." They have severe issues with Anthropocentism, believing that the world is about and revolves around them.
Some of my students responded well. Many just continued in their ways. Funny, these students also tended to make bigoted, hateful comments on subjects of which they had no knowledge.
Many christians have a sense of entitlement that the world has been given to them to do as they please and that they can destroy it if they want. I think some of it comes from the idea that if God made the world then he can just make another if they eff this one up.
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