by Miguel A. De La Torre | Apr 19, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
Eurocentric thought is rooted in this religious context: that man (specifically cis-gendered males) is the pinnacle of creation. Psalm 8:4-9 informs this kind of thought and belief: “What is man that you are mindful of him, or the son of man that you care for him? You...
by Colin Harris | May 25, 2022 | Opinion
One of creation’s gifts to humankind, according to the foundational testimony we find in Genesis 1:28, is: “Be fruitful and multiply … and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.”...
by Larry Eubanks | May 25, 2015 | Opinion
God made humans in his image and entrusted them with sovereignty over the rest of creation, according to Genesis 1. This sovereignty over creation isn’t a despotic rule to do whatever we want with and to the earth, imposing our will on it. Have you ever tried to...
by Elizabeth Evans Hagan | Mar 18, 2015 | Opinion
Genesis 1-2 reveals two important truths about humanity: We are created in the image of God, and we are to be caretakers of the earth. God cared for all things in creation, and humanity is given a similar role. We are to occupy the earth, to multiply our human race...
