The damage being done to the environment by human beings is widespread and concerning.
So intense, that some scientists argue that no matter how much we change our actions - it's just too late.
Timothy Beal, a professor of religious studies at Case Western Reserve University has a new book out that meditates on the finite nature of our future, and the potential for a human-less Earth.
But the book isn't as depressing as it might sound.
When Time Is Short: Finding Our Way in the Anthropocene looks at how exactly we got to this tenuous relationship with the planet, and points to how Judeo-Christian teachings may have influenced how we have dealt with the Earth's environment.
Beal also examines a more harmonious way to co-exist with nature in what may be our end of days.
- Timothy Beal, Distinguished University Professor and Florence Harkness Professor of Religion
- Drew Maziasz, Producer, 91福利
