The land is crying for justice: a discussion document on Christianity and environmental justice in South Africa
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- Title
- The land is crying for justice: a discussion document on Christianity and environmental justice in South Africa
- Description
- South Africa is a land of extraordinary beauty, ecological diversity and abundance. However, the land that God has entrusted to us is crying for justice. During the years of struggle against apartheid several ecumenical documents addressed the issues of the day. The Letter to the People of South Africa (1968), the Kairos Document (1985), the Evangelical Witness in South Africa (1986), the Road to Damascus (1989) and the Rustenburg Declaration (1990) may be mentioned in this regard. In the same ecumenical and prophetic spirit, this document seeks to address the escalating destruction of our environment that results in immense suffering for people, for other living species and for our land as a whole. In responding to this challenge Christians in South Africa may recognise, acknowledge and learn from the many voices and contributions on environmental concerns coming from all over the world — from churches and ecumenical movements, from the Earth Charter movement, from other religious traditions and from environmental organisations. The World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) - 26 August to 4 September 2002, Johannesburg - also challenges the churches in South Africa to respond to these concerns.,1st ed,Ecumenical Foundation of Southern Africa (EFSA)
- Subject
- Environmental justice -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
- Social justice -- South Africa
- Economics -- Religious aspects
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/68865
- Date Issued
- Jun-02
- Rights
- Ecumenical Foundation of Southern Africa (EFSA)
- Rights Holder
- Ecumenical Foundation of Southern Africa (EFSA)
- Provenance
- The item is held at the Cory Library for Humanities Research, Rhodes University, on behalf of the Labour Research Service
- Type
- text
- Extent
- 31 pages
- Format
- Language
- English
- useGuidelines
- The materials are made available explicitly for research and educational purposes. Any use of these materials must be cleared with the Labour Research Service.
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- General Materials
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