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The theology and ethics of the environment

The paper surveys the world problematic with Orthodox Christian criteria, particularly the doctrines of the dominion of man and the divine image. A social response to the world problematic needs ethics. Although the Church cannot make the state moral, the Church must suffer with society.

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world problematic, Orthodox theology, ethics, environment

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Michael Brett-Crowther	International Journal of Environmental Studies	drmichaelbrettcrowther@gmail.com

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