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What is our responsibility to the world
What is our responsibility to the world
We have learnt that Genesis 1-3 shows Catholics that God intended for the world to be a place of harmony but that it became a place of sin and suffering. Catholics believe that both of the genesis creation stories make it clear that humans have a duty to care for the earth. many people believe we need to care for the world, and everyone and everything in it, not just for the present time but also for all future generations. in recent years, Pope Francis has stressed the importance of this in his encyclical Laudato Si
L/O: Understand the Christian duty to be a steward of creation.
Keywords: stewardship, subsidiarity , solidarity, CST (catholic social teachings)
1.What is the task of every human beings?
2. How can all humans have dominion and rule?
3. Why do we need a new Humanity?
Subdue and dominion
Subdue and dominion
Stewardship means looking after something. When Catholics talk about stewardship of creation, this means the duty that God has given to humans to care for the created world, and everything in it.
This responsibility is written about in both creation stories :
And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth. Genesis 1:28 ESV-VE
The words subdue and dominion show that humans are given great power and responsibility. However, they should not misuse this and should instead show the same care for the world as God has done to this point. God has made a good creation and has given them the responsibility to act with goodness, in order that the world and everything in it can remain good
Rulers ?????
Rulers ?????
In the second account of creation, man is put into the garden ;to work it and kep it' (genesis 215). This shows that God trusted humans to care for his creation, and to keep it from spoiling. In Genesis 2:19, the responsibility of stewardship is shown further when God gives Adam the responsibility of naming creatures:
Now out of the ground the Lord God had formed[a] every beast of the field and every bird of the heavens and brought them to the man to see what he would call them. And whatever the man called every living creature, that was its name.
God uses his power to create the animals and Adam uses his God-given creativity to name them. The story shows that humans are made to work in partnership with God and that the responsibility that God gives to humans will have lasting impact- the names that Adam gave were the names that the animals became known by
Discern: Explain giving two reasons God's intent for humans at creation? (you could use the idea of image of God and the idea of stewardship)
Laudato Si
Laudato Si
Who wrote the letter
Who did they write it to?
What does it describe as beautiful and wonderous?
What are the problems with humans on the planet (give 2 or 3)?
Respond: What can you choose to do differently today to be a model steward?
Would you convince others to do the same? How?
CST: Catholic Social teachings
CST: Catholic Social teachings
“Laudato Si’” incorporates a number of the regular themes of C.S.T., including its promotion of solidarity, stewardship and the common good;.
Research the 7 catholic social teachings and design a poster demonstrating your new understanding
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