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This is like suggesting that the Crusades was a Christian themed event, when, in actuality, it was nothing more than a political maneuver seeking more power for the masters of war of the time.
Organized religion and power structures that incorporate these institutions are the real target of White's criticism, but it seems he can't bring himself to blame the very system that gave him his power and voice. To me, this article reveals White's guilt and self-hatred of his understanding of the world and he needs to blame an easy target to alleviate himself from this painful confusion.
White's opinion, that St. Francis failed, accounted for his deepest fears. He wrote " Saint Francis, proposed what he thought was an alternative Christian view of nature and man's relation to it; he tried to substitute the idea of the equality of all creatures, including man, for the idea of man's...
He failed." St. Francis did not fail, White did.
A man's religion is personal and is subjective. Sweeping generalizations such as this argument suggests that the author has a deep rooted fear of what he does not know about life and death. His living in constant fear clearly emits through this shallow attack at spirituality, religion and Jesus Christ. Man and all of his inventions, troubles, technology and crime is part of nature.
White's argument approached the ridiculous when he proclaimed "No new set of basic values has been accepted in our society to displace those of Christianity. Hence we shall continue to have a worsening ecologic crisis until we reject the Christian axiom that nature has no reason for existence save to serve man." This viewpoint, limited and bigoted in natures suggests a deeper problem for White than appears for society.
Consequently, man has now become the exploiter of nature (1205). Christianity. The victory of Christianity over paganism which is animist in nature (veneration of nature) further strengthened the very notion of the "exploiter man." Christianity believes that man is created after God's image and that man shares God's transcendence over nature. Hence, nature is understood to have existed for man's benefit. It is upon God's will that man exploits nature
Crisis Intervention A Biblical Perspective of Crisis Intervention Crisis strikes every single person at one time or another during their lifetimes. It is usually beyond the individual to control the circumstances that lead to a specific event, or at least it seems that way. Modern day psychology has many answers which more often than not take the onus of the blame for any situation away from the recipient of the crisis. Though
It deals with inbuilt societal problems that cannot simply be dealt with due to the fact that they are so internalized. They therefore require a restructuring of societal systems -- that is, a transition and this can be done -- according to Rotman and Loorbach (2008) - by looking into the social structure of the problem Transition management has already come a long way. As Rotman and Loorbach D (2008)
Allen-Meares, P. & Garvin, C. (Eds.). (2000). The Handbook of Social Work Direct Practice. New York, SAGE. This is not a primary source, but the definition of crisis could be used in the proposal. An assessment of the customary practices utilized by individuals in times of crisis would not be complete without a clear definition of ‘crisis’ in the context of the said practices. In seeking to define the term crisis,
In this example, morality is decided by the gain, pleasure, and other self-interest of the individual donning the ring. Such individuals would more than likely obtain this gain by committing illicit activities, such as robbing a bank, but use their winnings for fairly self-absorbed means to further their consumption of whatever suits their fancy. Houses, cars, women and other material items would more than likely be procured, for the
Apolitical Ecology What is apolitical ecology? Logically it would seem that anything apolitical would be non-political. Ecology without politics would then be an approach to environmental and conservation concerns without any ideology attached to that approach. To wit, an example of apolitical ecology would seem to be those who objectively review the empirical data for climate change objectively. Over 190 scientists have been working on data related to the overheated planet