Emerson’s Nature
After reading this article I was intrigued by Emerson’s contributions to environmental theology. His contribution; an insistence on nature’s ultimately nonutilitarian, sacred status as cosmos rather than as purely material commodity, a reformulation of natural theology highlighting personal experience of Gods presence rather than rational evidence of Gods existence, and a recognition of humanity immense power to shape the world and its environment. These three principles all make sense in the quest to understand religion through nature. His third principle had the most profound impact on me. In an age where green energy is becoming of growing importance we need to embrace this philosophy. We as human have spent years and years stripping the planet of the natural resources. If we begin to respect nature instead of exploit its material resources we can develop environmentally friendly energy that leaves a smaller ecological footprint.
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