Ethics
Stewardship of the Earth
Humanity's responsibility to care for creation and the natural world.
ChristianityGenesis 2:15
“The LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it.”
IslamQuran 2:30
“And when your Lord said to the angels, 'Indeed, I will make upon the earth a khalifah (steward).'”
HinduismAtharvaveda 12.1.12
“Earth, in which the seas, the rivers and many waters lie, from which arise foods and fields of grain — bearer of all that breathes and moves.”
TaoismTao Te Ching 25
“Man follows the earth. Earth follows heaven. Heaven follows the Tao. The Tao follows what is natural.”
BuddhismDhammapada 169
“Follow the path of virtue. Those who live according to dharma live in harmony with the world and its creatures.”