Abstract:
In this article an investigation is begun endeavouring to understand what role the
worship service has to play in promoting sustainable living. Comparisons are drawn
from culture and tradition, which sees hymns such as “All things bright and beautiful”
to be examples of the people celebrating God’s gracious gi of creation. It is suggested,
through describing three perspectives, that liturgy can be a space for encouraging
sustainable living. is is possible by (1) identifying that liturgy can be a space against
waste, (2) that certain aspects of culture and tradition can combine in a criticalreciprocal manner to create a new entity and (3) by understanding that worship a ects
belief and thought, which in turn a ects how “we” live and/or vice versa.
