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Evangelical environmentalism is an environmental movement in the United States in which some Evangelicals have emphasized biblical mandates concerning humanity's role as steward and subsequent responsibility for the care taking of Creation. While the movement has focused on different environmental issues, it is best known for its focus of addressing climate action from a biblically grounded theological perspective. The Evangelical Climate Initiative argues that human-induced climate change will have severe consequences and impact the poor the hardest, and that God's mandate to Adam to care for the Garden of Eden also applies to evangelicals today, and that it is therefore a moral obligation to work to mitigate climate impacts and support communities in adapting to change. Some Evangelical groups have allied with environmentalists in teaching knowledge and developing awareness of global warming. The National Association of Evangelicals, a non profit organization, is working to encourage lawmakers to pass a law that would put restrictions on carbon emissions in the U.S.〔Michael Janofsky http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/07/politics/07air.html〕 ==Overview== The Evangelical environmental movement is rooted in the idea that humanity is engaging in sinfulness and disobedience to God by ignoring the mandate to "tend and keep" the land in which they were originally placed (Garden of Eden).〔http://www.bibletools.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/Bible.show/sVerseID/46/eVerseID/46〕 Evangelical environmentalists are committed to the authority of the Bible. Drawing from Genesis (Gen.) 2:15 , humans are seen as caretakers (stewards) of God's Creation. Genesis states: "And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it." Richard T. Ritenbaugh writes, "Tend ('abad in Hebrew pronunciation) means "to work or serve", and thus referring to the ground or a garden, it can be defined as "to till or cultivate". It possesses the nuance seen in the King James Version's choice in its translation: "dress", implying adornment, embellishment, and improvement. Keep (Hebrew shamar) means "to exercise great care over". In the context of Genesis 2:15, it expresses God's wish that mankind, in the person of Adam, "take care of", "guard", or "watch over" the garden. A caretaker maintains and protects his charge so that he can return it to its owner in as good or better condition than when he received it.〔 From an Evangelical Environmentalist perspective, the response to the ecological crisis involves the restoration of correct doctrine, the restoration of Christianity as guide, and a balancing of the bible and biology. It is important to Evangelical Environmentalists that they are not seen as worshiping nature; they feel obligated to the stewardship of creation because of their focus on the creator of nature.〔Kearns, L. 1997. Noah's Ark Goes to Washington: A Profile of Evangelical Environmentalism. ''Social Compass,'' 44:349-366.〕 Many Evangelical environmentalists prefer terms such as "creation care" or "stewardship of Creation" instead of environmentalism. The main reason for this preference is to emphasize the biblical basis for their engagement. * "The love of God and Jesus require Christians to love Creation. The world is the property of God and as his stewards we are called to a high standard to tend and care for it" (Gen. 1; Ps. 24; Col. 1:16). * "God commanded humanity to be stewards of His Creation" (Gen. 1:26-28).〔 In ''Green Like God: Unlocking the Divine Plan for Our Planet'' Merritt states the ''Noah Covenant'' is God entering a Covenant with all the Earth by citing Gen 9:9-10.〔Merritt, Jonathan (2010) ''Green Like God: Unlocking the Divine Plan for Our Planet'' page 59 (ISBN 978-0-446-55725-2)〕 Merritt continues from Gen 2:15 ... * "Cultivate it and keep it" New American Standard Bible * "Tend it and watch over it" New Living Translation * "Work it and keep it" English Standard Version * "Take care of it and to look after it" Holman Christian Standard Bible * "Till it and watch keep it" Revised Standard Version〔http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/r/rsv/rsv-idx?type=DIV1&byte=1801〕 * "Work the ground and keep it in order" The Message (Bible) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Evangelical environmentalism」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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