Week 8--Bevans Chapter 8: The Transcendental Model

Understanding the world as God’s body can help us with ecological concerns. But it can also help remind us that although care for the world (body) is important, it’s not as important as caring for each other. Obviously these two concerns don’t need to be, and shouldn’t be, at odds with each other. The fact is, in an ideal world, if we truly took care of each other and respected one another, ecological matters that are within our control would take care of themselves. We would respect other peoples’ land enough to not pollute or destroy it. We would share resources in more efficient ways, etc…