Overpopulation between Divine Providence and Human Anguish
Overpopulation between Divine Providence and Human Anguish

Summary/Abstract: Overpopulation has become a priority theme on contemporary man’s agenda, raising concern, fear and anxiety at the level of the religiously indifferent, atheist or agnostic man. From an Orthodox Christian perspective, this theme is ideologized and has a profound manipulative character because everything has its beginning, endurance and finality in the work of God full of love for man and creation. Orthodoxy draws attention to the danger of anti-Christian secular practices used for fighting overpopulation, such as Malthusianism, neo-Malthusianism, eugenics, family planning, abortion, or the implementation of population control. God’s care, our full communion with God through authentic spiritual means, social involvement in the favor of the marginalized, and the elimination of excesses of any kind such as over-consumption are the elements from which we must start so that overpopulation can no longer disturb the contemporary man’s tranquility so troubled by the desacralization and unchristianizing.

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