The Environment

Are Christians so busy gazing at Heaven that they're forgetting to care for the earth? Making the case for the prosecution: outspoken author and oil sands critic- Andrew Nikiforuk. Then we'll get two sharply contrasting opinions from Christian eco-thinker Stephen Scharper and atheist Justin Trottier. And, a rare at-home conversation with world-renowned poet, author and spiritual guide Eugene Peterson.

Lorna's Wrap

Lorna spends a few extra minutes with Eugene Peterson in the wrap to discuss the concept of "dominion" and caring for what we've been given. 

Resources

A Rocha
Environmental Stewardship  

"The Joyful Environmentalists: Eugene Peterson & Peter Harris"
Christianity Today  

"From Gloom to Gladness: The Future of Environmentalism"
by Stephen Scharper for The Toronto Star  

Guests

Andrew Nikiforuk
Author, The Energy of Slaves: Oil and the New Servitude  
Has written about energy, economics and the West for over 20 years

Justin Trottier
Centre for Inquiry; Atheist 

Stephen Scharper
School of the Environment, University of Toronto; Assoc Professor, Dept of Anthropology 

Eugene Peterson
Pastor, scholar, author & poet; author, "The Message Bible"   

Context

Are Christians so busy gazing at Heaven that they're forgetting to care for the earth?