Faith In Action
Yesterday’s Environmentalists Were Christians. Tomorrow’s Will Be, Too.
From Christianity Today · October 21, 2026
Jessica Moerman, president of the Evangelical Environmental Network, argues that environmental stewardship is a biblical mandate rather than a political issue. She notes that 91 percent of evangelicals agreed in 2025 that God gave humans a duty to care for the Earth, according to Pew Research, and 89 percent of Gen Z evangelicals believed the world is warming in a 2022 study.
Moerman cites historical precedents for Christian conservation, including the work of Cistercian monks and the influence of Reformed Christianity on figures like John Muir and Theodore Roosevelt. She also references S. Robert Yi, who suggests that the church is uniquely positioned to lead in stewardship due to its global, relational presence and long-term institutional memory.
While acknowledging that some conservative evangelicals are wary of environmental pleas, Moerman contends that major evangelical bodies have affirmed creation care as integral to discipleship. She suggests that the church can address environmental pressures by focusing on stewardship rather than the "hyperbolic catastrophizing" she associates with some secular movements.
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