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Published in Faith • Civilization • Theology (eISSN 3083-0710), Volume 2, Issue 1 — January–June 2027. Publication date: 27 October 2026. Copyright © 2026 Kyle Hetrick. All rights reserved; free reader access. Abstract Congregational discernment is frequently invoked whenever Christians gather to make…
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The ecological crisis is unfolding within a world increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence, autonomous machines, digital monitoring, and planetary technological systems. Christian environmental thought has often responded through the language of stewardship. Although stewardship has encouraged responsibility toward the natural world, it can…