In the words of the agrarian poet Wendell Berry, “The ecological teaching of the Bible is simply inescapable: God made the world because He wanted it made. He thinks the world is good, and He loves it. It is His world; He has never relinquished title to it. And He has never revoked the conditions, bearing on His gift to us of the use of it, that oblige us to take excellent care of it.”
At the Cornwall Alliance, we believe that Biblical earth stewardship is central to the Christian life. But, what exactly is “Biblical earth stewardship?” How do we navigate the seemingly conflicting claims of climate and human welfare? How do we care for the earth while caring most of all for the world’s poor, people made in the image of God? These questions and more will be at the center of our conversations at the 2022 Cornwall Alliance Mid-South Conference, “Thinking Biblically about Earth Stewardship and the Conquest of Poverty in the Age of Climate Change,” in the Memphis suburb of Southhaven, MS, Friday evening, April 1, and Saturday morning, April 2.
In an era of increasing political polarization and paranoia, we want to equip Christians to understand climate science, economics, and common-sense public policy.
By listening to experts on these topics, who orient their lives and work through the lens of scripture, attendees will leave armed with information to think critically about environmental policy and how it affects those in underdeveloped countries.
Please join us as we ask good questions and think Biblically about their answers.
To reserve your spot, register here!
Want a Cornwall Alliance conference in your city? Email Stewards@CornwallAlliance.org
Event Schedule:
Friday, April 1
5:45 PM: Doors Open
6:00 PM: Welcome & Brief Overview of CA
6:15 PM: Biblical Principles of Environmental Stewardship
7:15 PM: What Economic Order Best Protects Nature While Overcoming Poverty?
8:15 PM: Open Q&A with the Presenters
9:000 PM: Da 1 ends
Saturday, April 2
8:45 AM: Doors Open
9:00 AM: Welcome & Brief Recap
9:15 AM: A History of the Climate Change Movement
10:15 AM: Climate Change and the Poor: Guidelines for Passionate Christians
11:15 AM: Open Q&A Session
12:00 PM: End of Conference
