Several
important documents have been produced to stimulate reflection on environmental
concerns and to offer a Christian witness regarding the many challenges that the
global community has to address.
"Celebrating
God's
Creation: Ukuvuyisana Ngendalo kaThixo"
This
document articulates the vision, aims and objectives of the Church
Environmental Network of the CPSA.
Covenanting
for Justice in the Economy and the Earth
Read
this statement from the 24th General Council of
the World Alliance of Reformed Churches held in Accra, Ghana, 30 Jully - 13
August 2004.
“How
Beautiful is God’s Creation”
Pastoral
Letter of the KwaZulu-Natal Church Leaders’ Group for World
Environment Day, 5 June 2004. Read
this letter here.
The
earth belongs to God |
This
African document was produced at a consultation in Machakos, Kenya, 6
-10 May 2002. Read this important and thought-provoking document here.
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| This
is God's earth |
This
document was adopted by SACC & Church Representatives on 19 June
2002 in preparation for the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD).
It is available from Dr Steve de Gruchy (DegruchyS@nu.ac.za)
and others. You may also read this document here.
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| Choose
Life! |
This
discussion paper on the World Summit on Sustainable Development was
produced by the Alliance for Justice & Peace in Southern Africa,
a Southern African regional forum of the Catholic Justice &
Peace Commissions.
Contact Efrem Tresoldi's office in this regard (etresold@sacbc.org.za).
Read this document here.
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10 Themes for
Sermons on Environmental Justice
Steve de Gruchy, the Director of the Programme
in Theology and Development in the School of Theology at the University of
Natal, writes:
It is important that the issue of Environmental
Justice is shared with the worshipping community through the preaching
ministry of the Church. While it is true to say that it has not received
the same kind of attention as other themes,
the essays in this issue of the BCT attest, however, that it is a crucial for
the people of faith to reflect upon it. Here
I share ideas for ten themes that relate to the issue of Environmental
Justice. For more information, click
here
| The
Earth Charter |
The
Earth Charter is a remarkable document that articulates a new moral
vision for the earth community. It is the product of the most
consultative process ever undertaken. people from numerous organisations,
regions, cultures and religious traditions contributed to the discussion
on the document. A final text was made available in March. To read the
text of the Earth Charter
click here or visit the Earth Charter website at www.earthcharter.org.
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| Inter-faith
statement on Sustainable Development |
Before
and after the World Summit on Sustainable Development, a group of South
African people worked on an inter-faith statement on sustainable
development. Read
the latest available draft of this document here.
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Genetically
Modified Foods
The South African Catholic Bishops' Conference produced and Occassional
Paper (No. 7) on Genetically Modified Food, entitled The Impending
Disaster. This document is posted here with the permission of the The
Justice & Peace Environment Desk.
Read this important document here.