Do not for the sake of food destroy the work of God.... We must restrain the belly and keep it under the control of heaven. True food is thanksgiving. He who offers up thanks will not indulge excessively in pleasure.... Our food should be plain and ungarnished, ...adapted to maintaining life, not self-indulgence.... Yet there are those who grow dissatisfied with this truth in their restless ostentation, and reject simplicity of diet to engage in a frantic search for expensive menus that must be imported from across the seas.
St. Clement of Alexandria
150 - 220 A.D.
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Orthodoxy & Creation >
Literature expounding Orthodox Christian cosmology exposes care for Creation penetrating the very heart, thought and life of the Church.
Heirarchal Statements >
Encyclicals and statements from a range of Orthodox jurisdictions universally proclaim care for Creation intrinsic to the Church's theology and cosmology.
Fathers & Saints >
A selection of sayings, writings and accounts of lives of Church Fathers & Saints witnesses to the Orthodox Church's tradition of care for Creation.
Scripture & Creation >
Written Tradition of the Orthodox Church cites care for Creation in older testament of patriarchs, prophets and kings, as well as apostles of the new age of Christianity.
Icons & Creation >
Images of sacred art from the Orthodox Church's Tradition of iconography teach care for Creation visually in line, shape and color.
Liturgy & Creation >
Resource documents assist with liturgical celebration and prayerful petitioning for Divine assistance in human care for Creation.
Bibliography >
Listing of Orthodox Christian & related publications provides further reading that addresses care for Creation.
