Synopsis: The Bible promises the renewal of all creation--a new
heaven and earth--based on the incarnation, life, death, and
resurrection of Jesus Christ. For centuries this promise has been
sidelined or misunderstood because of the church's failure to grasp
the full meaning of biblical teachings on creation and new
creation. The Bible tells the story of the broken and restored
relationship between God, people, and land, not just God and
people. This is the full gospel, and it has the power to heal the
church's long theological divorce between earth and heaven. Jesus'
resurrection in the power of the Holy Spirit is the key, and the
church as Christ's body is the primary means by which God is
reconciling all things through Jesus Christ. Jesus' ultimate
healing of all creation is the great hope and promise of the
gospel, and he calls the church to be his healing community now
through evangelism, discipleship, and prophetic mission.
Endorsement: "This book clearly reveals that Snyder's conjunctive
theology is congruent with East Asian ways of thinking. The scope
of soteriology in his numerous books has been from creation to new
creation. This book, however, is exceptionally thorough. It really
does reconceive the whole meaning of salvation in a more soundly
biblical way." --Ohoon Kwon Mokwon University "In Salvation Means
Creation Healed, Howard and Joel speak prophetic truth for Christ's
Church, which continues to be deceived by the sirens of Platonic
idealism that separate matter and spirit into two different worlds.
God is redeeming Creation. A must read " --Mike Slaughter
Ginghamsburg Church "Salvation Means Creation Healed crafts a
stunning vision of the breadth of God's Reign in Jesus Christ over
all things in both heaven and earth and then invites the church to
participate fully. It is compelling. It is challenging. It demands
a response." --David Fitch author of The End of Evangelicalism? "In
an era of dramatic and irreversible destruction of the earth's
resources, Salvation Means Creation Healed is a timely call for
Christians to recover a biblical vision of the missio dei as the
restoration of all creation. We all need to heed this call toward a
fullness of the gospel, pledging ourselves to reconcile the
unfortunate divorce between heaven and earth. Our grandchildren's
future is at stake." --Cheryl Bridges Johns Church of God Seminary
Snyder continues to burst old wineskins with Salvation Means
Creation Healed. This is an important biblical, theological and
historical examination of how modern evangelicalism has lost its
way with regard to creation care and the gospel. Among all the
recent publications on creation care, Snyder is the first to show
how far back the roots of the "divorce between heaven and earth"
really go. Every pastor and serious church leader who needs to get
up to speed on what the issues in creation care are all about needs
this book. Edward R. Brown, Director Care of Creation Inc. Author,
Our Father's World: Mobilizing the Church to Care for Creation
Author Biography: Howard A. Snyder holds the Chair of Wesley
Studies at Tyndale Seminary in Toronto. His numerous books include
The Problem of Wineskins (1975), The Community of the King (1977,
2004), and EarthCurrents: The Struggle for the World's Soul (1995).
Joel Scandrett is a visiting professor of theology at Trinity
Evangelical Divinity School, and former academic editor at
InterVarsity Press. He holds a Ph.D. from Drew University, where he
worked closely with Thomas Oden in the development of the Ancient
Christian Commentary on Scripture (IVP).
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