How is morality intertwined with maintaining our environment?

February 12, 2011 2:09 PM

Help me make a presentation about the moral aspect of harming our environment!

For theology class I am presenting environmental issues such as pollution, wasting food, global warming, e-waste as moral issues.....

Does anyone have any videos, articles, or resources that could be of assistance in making this an interesting presentation?

Also, I am required to provide a thoughtful reflection in the beginning of my presentation. Is anyone familiar with a relevant reflection?

posted by ptsampras14 to Religion & Philosophy (5 answers total)

Presumably you need to decide in advance of asking for any and all recommendations on at least a general moral evaluation of the way an individual or society should interact with the environment, or else you're going to be regurgitating other people's ideas instead of criticising or bolstering them and the professor will pick up on this.
posted by Inspector.Gadget at 2:26 PM on February 12, 2011

What instructions did your instructor give you? Surely you have a syllabus, or were told to see a librarian or to consult the teacher or teaching assistant. Is the research component not part of the grade itself?

The library is the place to start research for this project.
posted by vincele at 2:27 PM on February 12, 2011

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posted by John Cohen at 2:33 PM on February 12, 2011 [1 favorite]

You might find these biblical references useful.

And this page deals with gluttony and waste.
posted by b33j at 2:47 PM on February 12, 2011

The March issue of Backpacker magazine contains an article [Hike. Pray. Protest. on P.80) about a Christianist movement towards environmental stewardship, focusing on an organization protesting mountaintop coal removal. Unfortunately, I can't find a copy of the article online.
posted by workerant at 3:04 PM on February 12, 2011