"The expression translated as "dominion" in this context is perhaps better translated as "stewardship"."

So, McGrath does ths mean that the fate of our environment and our species may hang on the inexact translation of a single word?

"If humans were in any way Natural, we'd still be living in the woods ..."

Hmmm! Possibly. But I think that our intelligence gives us a responsibility to exercise our "stewardship" in as non-damaging a way as possible - something that we are currently failing at rather badly. And don't forget our species will ultimately pay the price for its own folly, while 'Nature' will just carry on until the Sun becomes a red giant.

I can't help thinking of a phrase I heard, a few days ago, in connection with the tragedy in Japan. It went something like this: "As far as Nature is concerned humans are just 'ants with cars'" (!)