How should We think of the Earth?

This next chapter in my science book, (For the Beauty of the Earth, by Steven Bouma-Prediger) is the 5^th out of eight. It is called How should We Think of The Earth? It begins by saying that "how we should think of the Earth" really means how  should we think of the Earth and God in relation to the Earth. How we should think of animals and nature in relation to the Earth. In this chapter he wants to prove that there are many ways to think about this. Here are some of the things we need to think about when we think about those things:

Image bearers,

Sin and Salvation,

The doctrine of the Trinity,

the Presence and power of the Spirit,

All these are ways to look at the world, and some of the concepts of looking at it And those are just some. Prediger explains the concepts of them. For instance, when stating the philosophy of Image Bearers, he says that we are made in God’s image. We have responsibility to care for the creation. We are all connected, not just with ourselves, but with all creation.
When he explains the doctrine of the Trinity, he explains that the Trinity is 3 persons, all with the same divine being, (they are God,) but are a different person and nature in relation to each other. (The Father
would not be the Father without the Son and the Holy spirit. etc. etc.)
In the second part of the chapter, he addresses the ways that we look at how to care for the Earth. He gives reasons why and why not these are true. For instance, one of the ethics he lists is Wise use. That is the concept of using resources wisely and sparingly because of a lack of never ending supply. (ex.) water) Prediger thinks this is inadequate, however, because it sees in creation only as much value as it is to be useful to humans. We must look at God’s creation with respect and love it and take care of it, simply because it is the work of God. I think I agree with Prediger and I think he makes a good point.
I can connect all this with Theology, because this is all about theology! I wonder how people back in the middle ages, (where I am reading in history,) though of Global warming. Did they try to conserve too? Maybe they did try to conserve food, because many of the people were poor. I will have to look that up.

‘Global Warming in the Middle Ages”

(ha, ha, ha,)