Man, Woman, the Mystery of Christ—and Environmental Stewardship

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What do marriage, childbearing and childrearing, economic development, and environmental stewardship have to do with each other? More than you might imagine! Consider those topics in reverse order. First, environmental stewardship is each person’s responsibility to use and sustain the earth. Note those two words together: use and sustain. Many environmentalists tend to consider only […]

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A Call to Truth, Prudence, and Protection of the Poor 2014: The Case against Harmful Climate Policies Gets Stronger

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Click here to read the full paper (PDF). Protect the Poor: Ten Reasons to Oppose Harmful Climate Change Policies Epigram   The greatest threat to the alleviation of the structural poverty of the Third World is the continuing campaign by western governments, egged on by some climate scientists and green activists, to curb greenhouse emissions,

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Protect the Poor: Ten Reasons to Oppose Harmful Climate Change Policies

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As governments consider far-reaching, costly policies to mitigate human contribution to global warming, Christian leaders need to become well informed of the scientific, economic, and ethical debates surrounding the issue. Consistent with the findings of A Call to Truth, Prudence, and Protection of the Poor 2014: The Case against Harmful Climate Policies Gets Stronger, we

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Notable Signers of “Protect the Poor: Ten Reasons to Oppose Harmful Climate Change Policies”

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Read “Protect the Poor: Ten Reasons to Oppose Harmful Climate Change Policies” Endorsements While our signatures express our endorsement only of the declaration “Protect the Poor: Ten Reasons to Oppose Harmful Climate Change Policies” and do not imply agreement with every point in A Call to Truth, Prudence, and Protection of the Poor 2014: The

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Original Signers of Protect the Poor: Ten Reasons to Oppose Harmful Climate Change Policies

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Original Endorsements, by Category   While our signatures express our endorsement only of the declaration “Protect the Poor: Ten Reasons to Oppose Harmful Climate Change Policies” and do not imply agreement with every point in A Call to Truth, Prudence, and Protection of the Poor 2014: The Case against Harmful Climate Policies Gets Stronger, we

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End Federal Ethanol Policy’s Harm to the Poor and the Environment

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To borrow a phrase from another debate (where it is misused), the science is settled. So is the economics. As Peter Suderman points out, the federal Environmental Protection Agency proposes reducing from 18.5 billion to 15.2 billion gallons the amount of renewable fuel (essentially, ethanol, almost all from corn) it requires refiners to mix into total U.S. gasoline

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Does Caring for “the Least of These” Demand Fighting Global Warming?

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Recently, my fellow evangelical scientists and academics sent a letter to the United States Congress urging immediate legislation on climate change. In an effort to care for the planet—God’s second greatest gift to humanity—they argue that our uncontrolled use of fossil fuels will disproportionately affect the poor, the vulnerable, and the oppressed. I applaud their concern for

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Does Caring for “the Least of These” Demand Fighting Global Warming?

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Recently, my fellow evangelical scientists and academics sent a letter to the United States Congress urging immediate legislation on climate change. In an effort to care for the planet—God’s second greatest gift to humanity—they argue that our uncontrolled use of fossil fuels will disproportionately affect the poor, the vulnerable, and the oppressed. I applaud their concern

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Is Fighting Global Warming the Solution to Water Shortages in Malawi (or Elsewhere)?

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In late May two evangelical environmentalists, recently returned from visiting Malawi, published articles in which they said poor Malawians are suffering from reduced rainfall caused by manmade global warming. Jonathan Merritt wrote for Religion News Service, “In America, climate change is a matter of debate, but in places like Malawi, it’s a matter of life and

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Do You Have a Schizophrenic Heart? For the Sake of the Poor, Maybe You Should!

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Update, 2021: In 2018 the Cornwall Alliance became independent of the organization under which it and CVT both once worked. Since the death of its founder, David Rothbard, in 2018, CVT has become dormant. What really works to lift whole societies out of poverty? Anyone who thinks it’s largely charitable activity needs to learn some

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