The ecological implications of a Calvinist spirituality of desire are particularly important today. They suggest a delight in the earth's reflection of God's beauty as a foundation for environmental ethics. The world in the end will be saved by beauty. "We will not fight to save what we do not love," says Stephen Jay Gould. Desire, therefore, is both the problem and the solution of our ecological crisis. The Reformed tradition, through its careful attention to desire and its distortions, has resources for criticizing the twisted desires of a consumer society. In its call for a reorientation of desire, delighting in the created world as a mirror of exquisite beauty, it offers a surprisingly green and passionate theology. – Beldon C. Lane, Huffington Post
My belly hurts from the laughter ...
3 comments:
They did put green wood around Servetus. Give credit where it's due. :)
Does this equal a double negative? Huffington commenting on Calvinism. Does that make Calvinism something we can believe in?
Green wood is carbon neutral and factoring two negatives results in a positive outcome... Calvinist Karma.
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