Since Tertullian, the North African theologian’s famous statement, “What has Athens to do with Jerusalem, the Academy with the Church”, the Church has expressed revulsion at perceived pagan or secular society and its worldviews, thus creating an unhealthy and dysfunctional rift between theology and natural sciences (Herzman, The Journal of Education, 179(1), 1997:49). Theological education curricula in Zimbabwe have traditionally kept at bay non-theological concepts such as ecology, climate, natural disasters, economics and politics (Chabata, A critical engagement with theological education in Africa: A South African perspective, AOSIS, 2021:173). However, in recent times, theological institutions have gradually started integrating non-theological disciplines into their curricula (Conradie, Theology in Africa, AOSIS, 2021:205). This development is informed by the global call for educational curricula that promote ecological, climate and aquatic management (United Nations SDG Number 13: Climate Action, SDG Number 14: Aquatic and SDG Number 15: Life on Land). This article discusses how Romans 8:19–22 can be deployed to redress Zimbabwe’s ecological and environmental degradation challenges. The study finds that the Church has abdicated its stewardship of nature as designated in the creation story. Through a hermeneutical study of Romans 8:19–22, New Testament ethics of care, moral uprightness, selflessness and stewardship (Wolbert, Studia Teologiczno-Historyczne Slaska Opolskiego, 39(2), 2020) of sustainable resources and the environment are discussed. A template for an Ecological Studies Curriculum is then proposed for adoption by theological institutions in Zimbabwe. The study combines Narrative Analysis and Socio-Historical Method to discuss Romans 8:19–22’s call on Christians to champion the preservation of ecological heritage (Hunt et al., Journal of Theological Studies, 2008).