An Earth used with Judgment, not to Excess: Distilling a Mormon Approach to Environmental Law
"[T]he fulness of the earth is yours, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the air … and the herb, and the good things which come of the earth … [a]nd it pleaseth God that he hath given all these things unto man; for unto this end were they made to be used, with judgment, not to excess, nei...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2008
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Journal of law and religion
Year: 2008, Volume: 23, Issue: 2, Pages: 673-723 |
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| Summary: | "[T]he fulness of the earth is yours, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the air … and the herb, and the good things which come of the earth … [a]nd it pleaseth God that he hath given all these things unto man; for unto this end were they made to be used, with judgment, not to excess, neither by extortion."The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Church") is the great success story of American religion. Members of the Church ("Mormons") now constitute more than five percent of the populations of Arizona, Hawaii, Nevada, and Wyoming, a far higher percentage of Idaho and Utah, and nearly two percent of the United States as a whole. Mormons fill five seats in the United States Senate (including the majority-leader chair) and about a dozen in the House. A Mormon recently completed a serious bid for the United States presidency. And their numbers are growing worldwide. |
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| ISSN: | 2163-3088 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of law and religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S074808140000240X |