In searching for a topic of controversy, I found that I agreed with many of the claims presented by the authors. It was hard to find something I didn't agree with. In my research, I chose to review Robert D. Kaplan's book, "The Coming Anarchy." The challenge we all face is that no matter how critically and analytically we try to view a reading, we all have our biases. My particular bias is that I cannot separate my view of the world and its direction from my theology. In light of my theology, I struggled to find things I disagreed with in Kaplan's writings. Reading Kaplan's arguments a second time, I took a closer look at his section on the environment titled "The Environment as a Hostile Power." Although several authors have dealt with the environment, Kaplan has a much stronger argument than the others. The title of the section conveys two concepts. The first concept is that the environment is an entity in itself and can influence the actions of others. The second concept is that the environment, like the Soviet Union and Saddam's regime, is an evil and hostile force that causes war. My disagreement with Kaplan begins with the title of this section itself, let alone his arguments presented in the section. I would say that I believe that there are second and third order effects on how we care for the Earth, but that it is human depravity and not the environment that causes war. Although my theology forms the basis of my disagreement with Kaplan, it is not my opinion. only basis in this article. My theology shapes and influences my worldview. As a chaplain, this should come as no surprise to anyone. Discussing a topic such as the environment strictly from a scriptural or theological perspective would quickly waste much of the paper......the shortage of paper would inflame existing hatreds and affect power relations, which who we are looking at now. I would say “whoever has the most toys wins”. Man fights to gain control and power over those he can. He wants to have the most toys and the most influence. The cause of future wars might seem to be a question of survival of the fittest and control of natural resources. The reality is that the wars of the future will be about man's depravity and the desire to control his fellow man. Natural resources are just one reason why those who go to war will use them. If they did not have this reason, they would look for another reason in order to control and have power over those around them. Works Cited Robert D. Kaplan, The Coming Anarchy: How Scarcity, Crime, Overpopulation, Tribalism, and Disease are Rapidly Destroying the social fabric of our planet. Word of God