Influence of the Bible on Care for Creation: Insight from the Indian Context

The article discusses the efforts by missionaries and other Christians to help protect the environment in India. Also cited are the social responsibility contributions of Christian institutions in the country, the claims by intellectuals like Roderick Nash, Lynn White, and Max Nicholson that Christi...

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Published in:Evangelical review of theology
Main Author: Saxena, Samuel Richmond (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Paternoster Periodicals [2019]
In: Evangelical review of theology
IxTheo Classification:HA Bible
KBM Asia
NCG Environmental ethics; Creation ethics
RJ Mission; missiology
Further subjects:B Carey, William
B Missionaries
B Social Responsibility
B NASH, Roderick
B NICHOLSON, Max
B Christianity
B Environmental Protection
B India
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Summary:The article discusses the efforts by missionaries and other Christians to help protect the environment in India. Also cited are the social responsibility contributions of Christian institutions in the country, the claims by intellectuals like Roderick Nash, Lynn White, and Max Nicholson that Christianity promotes ecological crises, and the Christian missionaries who advocated for the environment like William Carey, Vedanavakam Sastri, and Sam Higginbottom.
ISSN:0144-8153
Contains:Enthalten in: Evangelical review of theology