Restoring creation for ecology and justice
Subtitle: a report adopted by the 202nd General Assembly (1990), Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
Contributors: Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Committee on Social Witness Policy
Publisher: Office of the General Assembly, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Published: 1990
Place of publication: Louisville, Ky
Language: eng
Number of pages: 111
Subjects: Doctrines; Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.); Conservation of natural resources; Ecology; Environmental protection; Human ecology; Doctrinal Theology; Presbyterian Church
Notes: Submitted by the Committee on Social Witness Policy of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
Table of contents: title: "Call to restore the creation"; title: Pt. I. Creation's cry : the crisis of ecology and justice; title: Pt. II. Response to an endangered planet; title: A. God's new doing : to judge and to restore; title: B. Norms for keeping and healing. Sustainability ; Participation and sufficiency ; Solidarity; title: Pt. III. Scial policies to preserve the environment; title: A. Overview of existing general assembly policy; title: B. Five areas of social policy focus. Area one. Sustainable agriculture ; Area two. Water quality ; Area three. Protecting wildlife and wildlands ; Area four. Reducing and managing our waste - Solid waste - Hazardous waste ; Area five. Overcoming atmospheric instability - Global warming and ozone depletion; title: C. A concluding word; title: Pt. IV. The church's life and program; title: A. Creative mission initiative; title: B. Infusion of existing programs; title: Appendixes : 1. Eco-justice task force occasion and procedure; title: 2. Ecumenical insights (Excerpts of three statements); title: Task force review of existing church programs; title: 4. Study guide, ideas for engagement in restoring creation for ecology and justice; title: Highlights of the report (an interpretive summary).