The Role of Religion in the Fight against Climate Change

In the last 10 years, there has been a rise in public concern for climate change. People are anxious at the idea of what the future could look like for themselves and future generations if we do not fight for change. Evangelical Christians, such as Matt Humphrey, share similar concerns. Through their faith and biblical texts, they fight to protect the environment. They believe that they are meant to protect God’s creation: oceans, forests, plants, animals, etc. They state that their work is to take care of the nonhuman creation, which is “important to its Creator” (God). Many of these…