The Evolution of Environmental Ethics in the Anglican Church

This paper aims to establish the evolution of environmental ethics in the Anglican Church. The paper employs a critical analysis existing literature using the interpretivist paradigm. Interpretivism focuses on describing meaningful social action and gaining an in-depth understanding of the phenomenon under study. In this study, phenomenological description was applied to understand the evolution of environmental ethics in the Anglican Church through a detailed exploration of individuals’ experiences. Although many philosophers have contributed different philosophical perspectives on the environmental ethics, there is a need to also consider the evolution of environmental ethics from a theological perspective. Theologians and ethicists have been inspired to look for another perspective from the scriptures and theology which can enable the ecological sustainability and environmental ethics in the natural world which experiences rapid destruction and dilapidation. This study therefore is a critical exploration on how the Anglican Church has positioned itself in relation to the environmental ethics debate.