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paper 2
good conduct + key moral principles
dominion + stewardship
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aqa a-level religious studies > paper 2 > good conduct + key moral principles > dominion + stewardship
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dominion
= humans having power over the rest of the created world
stewardship
= responsible care for the rest of the world; humans are
God's agents
dominion as:
unrestricted
power over animals + environment
dominion as: stewardship
humans are described as having been made "
little less than God
"
imago Dei: humans are made in the image of
God
"fill the
earth
and
subdue
it" - power
"the
fear
of you and the
dread
of you"
"every moving thing that lives shall be
food
for you"
dominion
means humans are feared by all other creatures + the earth is to be
subdued
dominion is
anthropocentric
+
anthropomorphic
arguably encouraged
environmental destruction
humans having 'power over' leads to humans abusing the
environment
to satisfy their needs due to belief that animal do not have
souls
dominion as stewardship:
idea of
caretaker
"to work it and take care of it": Adam's role in the
Garden
of
Eden
we are made in
God's
image, therefore need to do some of his work
God viewed his creation as "
good
": intrinsic value of the environment because God made it + it reflects God's
goodness
Augustine's Principles of
Plenitude
a universe with many species is much better than a universe with only
one
this influences Christian consideration of
environmental
issues +
endangered
species
evolution =
God's plan
makes humans
less important
+ environment very important - in order to
maintain species
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