Bible

Were they masters of their own destiny?

All people must know that they have value.

Everyone must have a safe place to be before anyone can feel at home.

We cannot slip into loopholes and forego responsibility.

The biblical "migrash" principle provides a response to urban sprawl.

What accounts for the negative correlation between material excess and awareness of the Divine?

City living can cause social fragmentation and environmental degradation.

How to learn from biblical nature imagery.

We must differentiate between our wants and our needs.

We need to develop greater understanding of our role on this planet.

We must pray for beneficial rain, and then follow through with environmental action.

One of the Torah's central insights is its effort to minimize human ownership.