Surveying Environmental Perspectives among Faculty at an Institution of Christian Higher Education |
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| Authors: | Brendon M. Anthony Wendy L. Billock Geoffrey M. Bishop Michael J. Anthony Carolyn A. Bishop |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Biological Sciences, School of Science, Technology and Health, Biola University, La Mirada, CA, USAbrendon.m.anthony@biola.edu!["ORCID]("//:0" "\"ORCID") https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3555-9210;3. Department of Biological Sciences, School of Science, Technology and Health, Biola University, La Mirada, CA, USA;4. Department of Christian Education, Talbot School of Theology, Biola University, La Mirada, CA, USA;5. School of Education, Biola University, La Mirada, CA, USAhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0213-7460 |
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| Abstract: | AbstractEnvironmental degradation and climate change are frequently in the news, but the Christian perspective is often absent or varied. In this study, faculty at an institution of Christian higher education were surveyed to better understand their perspective and to assess if any particular factor (e.g., gender, school affiliation, or political party) can be linked to a particular environmental worldview. Although faculty held neutral positions on half of the questions, they also reported strong agreement to both pro-environment and pro-human statements. Tensions between prioritizing loving ones’ neighbor (anthropocentrism) and embracing Creation stewardship (ecocentrism) can be resolved with a God-centered theocentric worldview. |
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https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3555-9210;3. Department of Biological Sciences, School of Science, Technology and Health, Biola University, La Mirada, CA, USA;4. Department of Christian Education, Talbot School of Theology, Biola University, La Mirada, CA, USA;5. School of Education, Biola University, La Mirada, CA, USA