Theme B

Cards (8)

What are the Christian views on the origins of the universe?
God was involved with the creation of the universe, the story is in Genesis, he created it in 6 days "God created the Heavens and the Earth"
What do Literalists believe about the Creation story?
They believe everything was LITERALLY done the exact way it say in Genesis
What do Non-literalists believe about the Creation story?
They take it symbolically, they think it's a metaphor
What do Christian Climate Action do?
They're a community of Christians that support each other, tackling climate change
Inspired by Jesus and guided by Holy Spirit
Follow the example of past social justice movements, they do stuff like non violent protesting to persuade those in power to make changes
Explain "God saw it was good"
= God was pleased with everything he made
= The natural world has its own value in God's eyes, it isn't only there for humans to benefit off
= God gave humans permission to rule over his creation in a way that protects and sustains the environment
What were the Assisi and Ohito meetings?
When 5 world leaders of different faiths and environmental scientists met in 1986, once in Assiti, Italy and once in Ohito, Japan. Discussing how they can help care for the environment
Give a quote for stewardship
"the Earth is the Lord's and everything in it"
Explain A Rocha 
Christian charity working on protecting and restoring the natural environment. Committed to equipping Christians and churches to care for the environment