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The first can be found here. Many verses can be retrieved to prompt human beings to be thankful [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/sikh-environmental-ethics-theory-and-praxis-part-2-harpreet-kaur/) ![Sikh Environmental Ethics-Theory and Praxis Part 1 (Harpreet Kaur)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2024/09/4537954501_6aa8869549_b.webp) ### [Sikh Environmental Ethics-Theory and Praxis Part 1 (Harpreet Kaur)](/religioustheory/posts/sikh-environmental-ethics-theory-and-praxis-part-1-harpreet-kaur/) August 7, 2024 — By Harpreet Kaur Eco-philosophy, or ecosophy, offers insight into the relationship of living beings with their environment. 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The first can be found here. It is generally recognised that the Garden story is more environmentally friendly [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/the-image-of-god-and-our-vocation-of-the-soil-part-2-mick-pope/) ![The Image of God and Our Vocation of the Soil, Part 1 (Mick Pope)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2024/09/eckelrade-wegkruis_linderweg-eckelraderweg.webp) ### [The Image of God and Our Vocation of the Soil, Part 1 (Mick Pope)](/religioustheory/posts/the-image-of-god-and-our-vocation-of-the-soil-mike-pope/) May 3, 2024 — By Mick Pope Earth history has entered a new geological era known as the Anthropocene. The commonly agreed origin of this era was the 1950s with the “Great Acceleration,” a [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/the-image-of-god-and-our-vocation-of-the-soil-mike-pope/) ![The Environmental Ethics of Pope Francis – Parsing Key Terms and Claims In Laudato Si’ (Thomas Massaro, S.J.)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2024/09/15448438025_31e8467aa3_b.webp) ### [The Environmental Ethics of Pope Francis – Parsing Key Terms and Claims In Laudato Si’ (Thomas Massaro, S.J.)](/religioustheory/posts/the-environmental-ethics-of-pope-francis-parsing-key-terms-and-claims-in-laudato-si-thomas-massaro-s-j/) April 17, 2024 — By Thomas Massaro On October 4, 2023, Pope Francis published the apostolic exhortation Laudate Deum (“Praise God”), an 8000-word document advocating for urgent action to counter [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/the-environmental-ethics-of-pope-francis-parsing-key-terms-and-claims-in-laudato-si-thomas-massaro-s-j/) ![The Religious Roots of Environmental Justice – An Online Conference](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2023/07/ta_prohm_iii.webp) ### [The Religious Roots of Environmental Justice – An Online Conference](/religioustheory/posts/the-religious-roots-of-environmental-justice-an-online-conference/) September 15, 2023 — By editors Catherine Keller practices theology as a relation between ancient hints of ultimacy and current matters of urgency. As the George T As the George T. 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