Dumitru Stăniloae
Teologia dogmatică ortodoxă1978
Thus, when nature is maintained and made use of in conformity with itself, it proves itself a means through which man grows spiritually and brings his good intentions toward himself and his fellow men to bear fruit; but when man sterilizes, poisons and abuses nature on a monstrous scale, he hampers his own spiritual growth and that of others.
Reference
Stăniloae, Dumitru (1978) Teologia dogmatică ortodoxă. București: Editura Institutului Biblic și de Misiune al Bisericii Ortodoxe Române.
Stăniloae, Dumitru(2000) The Experience of God: Orthodox Dogmatic Theology. . Translated by Ioan Ionita i Robert Barringer, Holy Cross Orthodox Press, p.3.
