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“But the [Eden] story takes a dramatically different turn: it tells of the couple succumbing to fear, blame, and the will to power, which from Cain and Lamech to today continues to engulf the world.”

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Book:The Seven Pillars of Creation: The Bible, Science, and the Ecology of Wonder

Source: The Seven Pillars of Creation: The Bible, Science, and the Ecology of Wonder

“Science alone cannot provide the impetus for changing human conduct. It does not provide a compelling warrant for acknowledging the intrinsic value of life or its sanctity.... If, however, we take our cue from Genesis, damaging creation is tantamount to defacing God's sanctuary, an act of utter sacrilege.”

Science Religion Bible Ecology Eden Genesis

Book:The Seven Pillars of Creation: The Bible, Science, and the Ecology of Wonder

Source: The Seven Pillars of Creation: The Bible, Science, and the Ecology of Wonder

“Read ecologically, the psalm [Ps 104] claims God's biophilia as a model for humanity's role and presence in the world. Delighting in creation has nothing to do with exploiting the world for the common greed. Rather, it has all to do with receiving the world's abundance for the common good, a sufficiency to be shared, not hoarded.”

Science Religion Bible Ecology Eden Genesis

Book:The Seven Pillars of Creation: The Bible, Science, and the Ecology of Wonder

Source: The Seven Pillars of Creation: The Bible, Science, and the Ecology of Wonder

“No subordination pertains in the garden. The adam's service to the garden is rooted in his kinship with the ground. Marriage, according to the Yahwist, is founded on the kindship intimacy of partnership and companionship (2:24). Life in the garden is one of fruitful work, abundance, and intimate companionship. In the garden there is neither fear nor shame, even before God. These are 'lacks' that are meant to endure. But, alas, they do not.”

Science Religion Bible Ecology Eden Genesis

Book:The Seven Pillars of Creation: The Bible, Science, and the Ecology of Wonder

Source: The Seven Pillars of Creation: The Bible, Science, and the Ecology of Wonder

“As God in Genesis 1 is no imperious warrior, so human beings are not conquerors of creation. The language of dominion lacks all sense of exploitation (1:26, 28). The hoarding of resources is implicitly forbidden in the account: seed-bearing plants and fruit trees are granted to animals and humans alike (1:30). Absent is any hint of the savage competition for resources. God's gift of sustenance is one of abundance, not scarcity, to be shared, not hoarded.”

Science Religion Bible Ecology Eden Genesis

Book:The Seven Pillars of Creation: The Bible, Science, and the Ecology of Wonder

Source: The Seven Pillars of Creation: The Bible, Science, and the Ecology of Wonder