Zadok Catalogue 2007

Environmental Issues

An eye - and an ear - on the Earth
By Peter Crabb
Zadok Perspectives 95, Winter 2007
Let's turn off the noise and let the sounds of silence and nature's own sweet music back into our lives and the world around us. We may be pleasantly surprised at what we hear. There is no doubt we will all benefit.

The consequences of nuclear power.
By Helen Caldicott
Zadok Perspectives 94, Autumn 2007
Australia is perfectly placed to be the real energy superpower - the instigator and global leader in renewable electricity production... this country could, with political will and vision, usher the world into a safe, carbon-free and nuclear free future.

The nuclear power question in Australia 2007
By Ian Hore-Lacy
Zadok Perspectives 94, Autumn 2007
Is nuclear power God's timely provision for this century? I would argue yes, especially in the context of addressing the needs of 6.5 billion people rather than just a few wealthier ones...

Renewing creation's energy.
By Peter Crabb
Zadok Perspectives 94, Autumn 2007
Australia's electricity generation is over 80 percent dependant on coal-fired power stations. This has long been a source of relatively cheap power, but it is also a major source of pollution, especially carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. Available alternative technologies exist NOW to make a major contribution to our electiricity sipplies; thier application requires the political will. The author identifies three Christian responses to the issue: 1. do all we can to end the virtual denial of the reality of climate change, 2. examine our own consumerism and waste, and 3. speak out about the seeming lack of integrity in decison-making processes that are disadvantageous to alternative energy sources..

An eye on the earth.
By Peter Crabb
Zadok Perspectives 93, Summer 2006
If we believe the world and all that is in it is God's creation - regardless of how it was created - then we should act, and encourage dicision makers to act accordingly.

This is our Father's World
By Peter Crabb
Zadok Perspectives, Spring 2006
Wherever we live, in whatever biogeographic region, and whatever we do, we should all engage in the caring and sustaining of God's creation.

No more turning away: discipleship and ecological responsibility
By Digby Hannah
Zadok Paper S146, Winter 2006
What is our view of the earth and what has this to do with our understanding of God? What is our experience of the earth, and what does that have to do with our experience of God? This paper is an attempt to reflect on these two sides of the coin of faith - knowledge and experience - and how these have shaped our approach to the earth. This paper was given at the Baptists Today Conference in August 2005.

Water: a crisis of management.
By Peter Crabb
Zadok Perspectives, Autumn 2006
When we pay the real cost of water, we will strop wasting so much!

Christ and the camera lens: a theology of wildlife documentation
Mick Pope
Zadok Paper S140 Spring 2005
In this essay "In on the kill" in A visit to Vanity Fair: Moral essays of the present age, Alan Jacobs puts forward the view that the violence of animal predation that features in many wildlife documentaries is wholly unsuitable for viewing. Mick Pope discusses how Christianity should feel about such things. Do we turn away in horror or look on in fascination? Are we disgusted or delighted, entertained or edified?

Climate Change
Mick Pope
Zadok Paper S140 Spring 2005
Current scientific information about climate change and global warming are presented, together with some of the implications for the Earth and society. In the light of the data about climate change as well as the environmental impact of development, the author concludes by asking whether we will learn from history and take steps corporately and individually to manage the resources of the earth.

Water - crisis or not?
Graham Dooley
Zadok Perspectives 88, Spring 2005
It is important to address the morality of having companies "profit" from life's most basic essential, as is the issue of whether a private company can be 'trusted' with responsibility for our water supply.

Peak Oil: A Christian response.
David Lankshear and Neil Cameron
Zadok Perspectives 88, Spring 2005
Discovery peaked in the 1960s and we are now consuming four barrels of oil energy for every barrel discovered.

The Environment and Exploitation.
Craig Morgan
Zadok Perspectives 75, Winter 2002
Because of links between environmental degradation and the plight of the world’s poor, the church must be a forerunner in debates about our environmental future.

Green and Mean.
Ian Hore-Lacy
Zadok Perspectives 75, Winter 2002
Who’s telling lies for the environment?

Towards an Environmental Ethics.
Paul Collins
Zadok Perspectives 65, Spring / Summer 1999/2000
Could the logging of old growth forests be a sin?

Two views on managing the earth's resources
Ian Hore-Lacy and Ian Barns
Zadok Paper S82, Winter 1996
This paper presents some possible ways of responding to the fact of God's creation and the notion of stewardship whereby all men and women are entrusted with care of the earth while enjoying God's abundant provision. (see longer abstract under `Science and Religion')

A Theological Perspective on Environmental Issues in the context of the Sustainable Development ethic
Ian Hore-Lacy
Zadok Paper S60, 1994
An argument for theocentric stewardship as a paradigm for sustainable development. Mining, agriculture and preservation can be Godly, but nature worship cannot.

Christians and the Environment: why bother?
James McPherson
Zadok Paper S61, 1994
McPherson calls upon Christians to arrive at an ecological vision which is built on thoughtful Christian faith rather than self-interest, communal concern, or a vague, semi-religious empathy with nature.

Hope and Despair: the human condition in environmental issues
Peter Newman
Zadok Paper S53, 1991
This paper considers the environmental issues which currently threaten the survival of our planet. Rather than leading his readers to despair the author proposes a theology of hope and a rationale for action at both global and local levels. Peter Newman is associate professor of Environmental Science at Murdoch University, Perth.

Sustainable Stewardship: a minerals industry perspective
Ian Hore-Lacy
Zadok Paper S48, 1990
Sustainable development in both ecological and economic respects is a matter of vital concern to everybody and contributes some of the most contentious issues to Australia's political agenda. Christians bring to bear a perspective arising from their understanding of the stewardship of God's creation. In this paper Ian Hore-Lacy, who has substantial experience in the mining industry, discusses some broader theological aspects of sustainable development, raises the question of waste as an associated ethical issue, and addresses aspects of the subject which are particularly relevant to the minerals industry.

Wilderness and Garden: biblical principles for a Christian view of the environment
John Harris
Zadok Paper G1 ,December 1989
This TEL study guide provides a set of Bible studies on the theme of the environment. It emphasises God as creator, God's relationship to the universe in general and the biological environment in particular, and the nature of the appropriate human response.

Theology under the Mushroom Cloud
Clive Harcourt-Norton
Zadok paper T20, 1984
This paper explores some fundamental theological issues raised by the potential for humanity to destroy the earth as a result of the development of nuclear weapons.

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