Implications for Christians of environment crisis

• Although some people insist that there is no major threat to the survival of our plant as we know it, most people agree that action must be taken to deal with the burning of fossil fuels and the many different types of pollution on land, in the oceans and in space
• Pope Francis' encyclical (letter) Laudato Si addresses the environmental crisis, rejecting an anthropocentric attitude and urging responsible care
• Many churches are being urged to promote eco-theology and use eco-friendly practices
• A Rocha is an international Christian environmental organisation with projects in many different countries
• Theocentric:

  means God-centred. It is the idea that the whole universe expresses the glory of God
• Laudato Si:

  the encyclical (letter) written by Pope Francis, urging responsible care for the environment
• Eco-theology:

  an environmental approach creating a right relationship between religion and nature