On Dominion and Progress: Sacramental Action in a Secular World

by Anthony Artuso

For good or ill, it has come to pass. Humanity has multiplied, filled the earth, and gained dominion over it. The earth’s ecosystems, biodiversity, geochemical cycles, and climate are all now powerfully affected by human decisions. The influence of humanity is so pervasive that geological societies have been debating whether to formally recognize the start of a new epoch, the Anthropocene. And now we have also begun to fumble with tools that could shape our own evolution.

Anthony Artuso

Anthony Artuso has held executive positions at several life science companies, served on the faculties of Rutgers University and the University of Charleston, worked in government at the federal state and local levels, and served as an advisor to the World Bank, the United Nations, and other international organizations. He holds a BA in environmental science from Columbia University, a master’s degree from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard, and a PhD in natural resource policy and management from Cornell University.

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