EARTHKEEPING NEWS A NEWSLETTER OF THE NORTH AMERICAN COALITION FOR CHRISTIANITY AND ECOLOGY Volume Seven, Number One November/December 1997 The explanation, then, of the goodness of creation is the goodness of God. It puts an end to all controversies concerning the origin of the world. . . . The heretics mention, for example, fire, cold, wild beasts and things like that, without considering how wonderful such things are in themselves and in their proper place, and how beautifully they fit into the total pattern of the universe, making their particular contributions to the commonweal of cosmic beauty. (Augustine, The City of God 11.22) from Wisdom of the Earth: Visions of an Ecological Faith by Gordon Miller Home     Table of Contents