Returning to a Green Orthodoxy (by Logan Laituri)

Published: September 18, 2007, 10:45 am

In an encouraging shift away from the status quo, many Christian groups are taking a more focused look at stewarding God's creation. A few notable references to biblical environmentalism have been popping up in the news lately. On the recently aired CNN series "God's Warriors," Richard Cizik explains "creation care," a conservative evangelical approach to being a greener church. Two weeks ago, the pope took to a stage in Italy in green vestments to declare Sept. 2, "Save Creation Day," and beseech Roman Catholics to make "courageous decisions" to spare the earth from destructive and irresponsible development trends. Theologically, the Torah provides plenty of fuel to go green. In fact, humanity is bound to the earth in ways that we may never fully appreciate. Genesis 2:7 tells us that God formed us from the very earth we inhabit (man = earth + breath). The Hebrew word "adam" (Strongs # 121 and # 122) is the root of the word for earth; Adamah (# 127), tying the reddish

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