South Africa is a land of extraordinary beauty, ecological diversity and abundance. However, the land that God has entrusted to us is crying for justice. During the years of struggle against apartheid several ecumenical documents addressed the issues of the day. The Letter to the People of South Africa (1968), the Kairos Document (1985), the Evangelical Witness in South Africa (1986), the Road to Damascus (1989) and the Rustenburg Declaration (1990) may be mentioned in this regard. In the same ecumenical and prophetic spirit, this document seeks to address the escalating destruction of our environment that results in immense suffering for people, for other living species and for our land as a whole. In responding to this challenge Christians in South Africa may recognise, acknowledge and learn from the many voices and contributions on environmental concerns coming from all over the world — from churches and ecumenical movements, from the Earth Charter movement, from other religious traditions and from environmental organisations. The World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) - 26 August to 4 September 2002, Johannesburg - also challenges the churches in South Africa to respond to these concerns. / 1st ed / Ecumenical Foundation of Southern Africa (EFSA)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:rhodes/vital:29333 |
| Date | 06 1900 |
| Creators | Ecumenical Foundation of Southern Africa (EFSA) |
| Publisher | Ecumenical Foundation of Southern Africa (EFSA) |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text, book |
| Format | 31 pages, pdf |
| Rights | Ecumenical Foundation of Southern Africa (EFSA), No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior permission from the publisher |
| Relation | Studies and reports by the EFSA Institute for Theological & Interdisciplinary Research |
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